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Acacia latisepala

Acacia latisepala is a species of shrub in the genus Acacia, native to eastern Australia.

Description

It is a perennial shrub which grows from 1 to 3 metres high. It flowers from July to December and fruits from October to December.

It produces yellow orange flowers and dry, dehiscent fruit. It has a variety of leaf shapes, including cordate, falcate, narrowly oblong, oblanceolate & oblong.

Habitat & Distribution

It grows in heath or dry sclerophyll forest, primarily in shallow sandy soil. It often occurs amongst granite boulders, on mountain slopes or bases.

It occurs in the Granite Belt of Queensland as well as adjacent regions of New England in New South Wales.

Conservation

In Queensland, under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, it is regarded as Least Concern.

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