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Acacia filifolia Benth.

Reference: London J.Bot. 1:369 (1842)
Conservation Code: Priority Three
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Wispy, spindly, single-stemmed shrub or tree, 1.2-3 m high. Fl. yellow, May to Sep. Yellow sand, gravelly lateritic sand. Sandplains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Geraldton Sandplains.
IBRA Subregions: Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Southern Cross.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Coorow, Merredin, Mount Marshall, Westonia, Wongan-Ballidu, Yilgarn.