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Acacia spinosissima Benth.

Reference: Linnaea 26:621 (1855)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Intricately branched, spreading or compact shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Sep. White/grey or yellow sand, lateritic gravelly soils. Undulating plains.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Mallee.
IBRA Subregions: Katanning, Merredin, Southern Cross, Western Mallee.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Beverley, Bruce Rock, Coolgardie, Dowerin, Esperance, Goomalling, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Narembeen, Tammin, Wyalkatchem, Yilgarn, York.