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Acacia ampliceps Maslin

Reference
Nuytsia 1(4):315, Figs 1,2,4A (1974)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Bushy, glabrous shrub or tree, (0.5-)1.5-8 m high. Fl. white/cream/yellow, May to Aug. Sand or sandy soils. Along creeks & rivers, coastal sand dunes, floodplains, salt flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 11 July 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Gascoyne, Great Sandy Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Tanami.
IBRA Subregions
Ashburton, Augustus, Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Hart, Mackay, McLarty, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland, Purnululu, Roebourne, Rudall, South Kimberley Interzone, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Pilbara (nearshore).
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Murchison, Port Hedland, Upper Gascoyne.