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Acacia dilatata Benth.

Reference
Linnaea 26:608 (1855)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Much-branched, procumbent to sprawling or erect compact shrub, 0.3-0.7 m high. Fl. yellow, Nov to Dec or Jan to Feb. White/grey or yellow sand, often over laterite, clay. Lateritic ridges, sandplains, clay flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 July 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coorow, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Mingenew, Moora, Three Springs, Victoria Plains, Wongan-Ballidu, York.