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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Acacia basedowii Maiden
Basedow's Wattle

Reference
J.Proc.Roy.Soc.New S.Wales 53:197,Pl.13,Figs 1-6 (1920)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Divaricate, spreading, spiny shrub, 0.5-1 m high. Fl. yellow, Jun to Oct. Stony watercourses & slopes.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 July 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Great Sandy Desert.
IBRA Subregions
Mann-Musgrave Block.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ngaanyatjarraku.