Acacia whibleyana (common name - Whibley wattle, Whibley's wattle)[1] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia, section Plurinerves.[4] It is native to South Australia.[5]
The perennial shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 2.5 m (3 ft 3 in to 8 ft 2 in) with a width of up to around 4 m (13 ft) and has a dense, spreading habit with smooth branchlets that have prominent raised scarring from the phyllodes that have detached. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. It blooms between August and October producing simple inflorescences that are grouped in pairs in the axils and have spherical flower-heads with a diameter of 2.5 to 5 mm (0.098 to 0.197 in) containing 18 to 19 golden coloured flowers..[6]
Distribution and habitatEdit
It is found on limestone and loam, sometimes near salt swamps, but only in the near-coastal areas south of Tumby Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.[5]
Taxonomy and namingEdit
It was first described by Richard Sumner Cowan and Bruce Maslin in 1995.[2][3] The species epithet, whibleyana, honours David J.E. Whibley who contributed considerably to the knowledge of South Australian wattles.[5]
Conservation statusEdit
It is listed as "Endangered" under the federal EPBC Act.[1]
^ abcDepartment of the Environment (2020). "Species Profile and Threats Database: Acacia whibleyana — Whibley Wattle, Whibley's Wattle". Canberra: Department of the Environment. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ ab"Acacia whibleyana". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
^ abCowan, R.S.; Maslin, B.R. (1995). "Acacia Miscellany 15. Five groups of microneurous species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: section Plurinerves), mostly from Western Australia". Nuytsia. 10 (2): 228.
^"Acacia whibleyana (Introduction)". worldwidewattle.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^ abcR.S. Cowan (2020). "Acacia whibleyana". Flora of Australia. Canberra: Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
^"Approved Conservation Advice for Acacia whibleyana (Whibley wattle)" (PDF). Department of Environment. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
External linksEdit
Kew herbarium specimen: K000800876
August 30, 2023
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