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Acacia applanata Maslin

Reference
Nuytsia 10(1):158 (1995)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect or sometimes sprawling, grass-like shrub, 0.1-0.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Jun to Oct. Mostly in sand, loam & lateritic soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 July 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Bayswater, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bunbury, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Chittering, Claremont, Cockburn, Collie, Coorow, Cranbrook, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gingin, Gosnells, Harvey, Kalamunda, Manjimup, Melville, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Narrogin, Northam, Perth, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, South Perth, Stirling, Swan, Toodyay, Wagin, Wandering, Wanneroo, Waroona, West Arthur, Williams, York.