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Acacia rigens G.Don
Nealie

Reference
Gen.Hist. 2:403 (1832)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, spreading, much-branched shrub or tree, 1.5-6 m high. Fl. yellow, Jul to Dec. Commonly in sandy soils.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 14 August 1997
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Mallee, Murchison.
IBRA Subregions
Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Murchison, Maralinga, Mardabilla, Merredin, Shield, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Dundas, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Koorda, Laverton, Menzies, Merredin, Mukinbudin, Narembeen, Trayning, Westonia, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn.