''Acacia scabra'' is a shrub of the genus ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae''. It is native to

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. ''A. scabra'' is thought to be a variant of ''

Acacia nodiflora ''Acacia nodiflora'' is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Phyllodineae'' that is endemic to western Australia. Description The harsh, diffuse and intricate shrub typically grows to a height of . The terminal branchlets ...

'' that has slightly larger

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 ...

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q9568943 scabra Acacias of Western Australia Taxa named by George Bentham Plants described in 1855

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