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Acacia ericifolia Benth.

Reference
London J.Bot. 1:345 (1842)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Low spreading or ascending shrub, 0.2-1.2(-2) m high. Fl. yellow, Apr to Aug. Coastal cliffs, sandplains, sandstone lateritic hills, granite outcrops.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 22 July 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Tallering, Western Mallee, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Chapman Valley, Chittering, Coorow, Cunderdin, Dandaragan, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Lake Grace, Mingenew, Mundaring, Murray, Northampton, Perth, Shark Bay, Swan, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains.