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Acacia hippuroides Benth.

Reference
London J.Bot. 1:344 (1842)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Diffuse, spreading shrub, 0.3-1.6 m high. Fl. yellow, Mar to Oct. Red, often sandy soils, skeletal soils over sandstone or quartzite. Undulating plains, rocky hills & ranges.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 July 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzroy Trough, Mitchell, Pentecost, Pindanland.
IMCRA Regions
Kimberley, King Sound.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Wyndham-East Kimberley.