Acacia hubbardiana
Acacia hubbardiana, commonly known as yellow prickly moses, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is native to parts of north eastern Australia.
| Yellow prickly moses | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. hubbardiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia hubbardiana | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
The shrub typically grows to a height of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and has a spreading habit.
The shrub has a distribution along coastal parts of south eastern Queensland between around Bundaberg in the north to south around Brisbane where it is found on coastal plains, swamps and lowlands growing in sandy soils that are poorly drained as a part of open woodland or heath communities.[1]
See also
References
- "Acacia hubbardiana". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
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