''Acacia ayersiana'' var. ''latifolia'' is a plant that grows in arid areas of

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Description

It grows as a

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

or tree, up to ten metres high. It has blue-grey

phyllode Phyllodes are modified petioles or leaf stems, which are leaf-like in appearance and function. In some plants, these become flattened and widened, while the leaf itself becomes reduced or vanishes altogether. Thus the phyllode comes to serve the ...

s and yellow flowers.

Taxonomy

There is some confusion as to the origin of the type specimen for this variety. No type was specified when the variety was published, and the specimens in the type folder at the Adelaide Herbarium are said to have been obtained by L. Abrahams at Cobar, New South Wales. However, this variety does not occur in New South Wales, and nothing is known of L. Abrahams. It was published as ''A. aneura'' var. ''latifolia'' by John McConnell Black in 1923. Barbara Randell transferred it from '' A. aneura'' to '' A. ayersiana'' in 1992.

Distribution

It occurs in arid and semi-arid parts of Australia, including parts of Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory. It is usually found in red sandy or loamy soils, often along creek lines.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4670869 ayersiana var. latifolia Fabales of Australia Flora of the Northern Territory Flora of South Australia Acacias of Western Australia

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