Acacia buxifolia
| Box-leaf wattle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. buxifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia buxifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Racosperma buxifolium (A.Cunn.) Pedley | |
Acacia buxifolia, commonly known as box-leaf wattle, is shrub species that is endemic to Australia.[2] It grows to up to between 1 and 4 metres high and has phyllodes that are 10 to 45 mm long and 2 to 11 mm wide. The bright yellow spherical flowerheads appear in groups of 2 to 14 in the axils of the phyllodes from July to November in the species native range, followed by straight or curved seed pods which are 30 to 70 mm long and 5 to 8 mm wide.[2]
The species occurs in dry sclerophyll forest, woodland or heath in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]
References
- ^ "Acacia buxifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ a b c "Acacia buxifolia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
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