Acacia anastema
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Acacia anastema, commonly known as sandridge gidgee[1] or sandplain gidgee,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to a fairly small area of semi-arid land east of Carnarvon. It is a tree with linear phyllodes, spikes of golden yellow flowers, and pods up to Template:Cvt long.
Description
Acacia anastema is a tree that typically grows to a height of up to Template:Cvt with more or less sticky branches and up to 3 trunks. Its phyllodes are linear, flat and curved, Template:Cvt long, Template:Cvt wide and leathery. The flowers are borne in a spike Template:Cvt long and Template:Cvt wide, in the axils on a peduncle Template:Cvt long, each spike with densely crowded golden yellow flowers. Flowering occurs from July to September and the fruit is a linear-cylindrical pod up to Template:Cvt long and Template:Cvt wide containing seeds Template:Cvt long.[1][3][4]
Taxonomy
Acacia anastema was first formally described in 1983 by Bruce Maslin in the journal Nuytsia from specimens he collected on the road to Towrana station in 1981.[4][5] The specific epithet (anastema) means 'upwards thread',[6] and refers to the tall growth habit of the species.[4]
Distribution and habitat
This species of Acacia grows on sand dunes and sand ridges between Woodleigh station and Ellavalla Station in the Carnarvon bioregion in Northern Western Australia.[1][2][3]
See also
References
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