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Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or in the census. We are hoping to be able to reinstate services around December 15; we will provide an update at that time.

The notice period started at 9:00 am on Wednesday, 1 October 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Monday, 15 December 2025 +08:00.

Acacia sibilans Maslin

Reference
Nuytsia 4:402-405,Figs 11,12,14 (1983)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Bushy or sometimes gnarled tree, 3-7.5(-12) m high, bark fibrous & fissured. Fl. yellow. Red/brown sand or loam over limestone. Alluvial flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 July 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Gascoyne, Murchison, Pilbara.
IBRA Subregions
Augustus, Cape Range, Carnegie, Eastern Murchison, Fortescue, Hamersley, Western Murchison, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnarvon, Cue, East Pilbara, Meekatharra, Mount Magnet, Murchison, Shark Bay, Wiluna.