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Acacia subcontorta

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The shrub or trees usually has multiple stems and typically grows to a height of 1 to 8 m (3 ft 3 in to 26 ft 3 in) with a rounded and spreading crown that is 1 to 5 m (3 ft 3 in to 16 ft 5 in) across and becomes sparser with age. The trunks appear
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rather than true leaves. The evergreen, moderately coriaceous to sub-rigid phyllodes have a linear to narrowly elliptic shape with a length of 6 to 11 cm (2.4 to 4.3 in) and a width of 2 to 8 mm (0.079 to 0.315 in) with many fine parallel longitudinal nerves.
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and with the contorted looking main branches spreading more or less horizontally. The thin grey coloured bark has a fibrous texture and is longitudinally fissured along the main branches and trunks. The terete and
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where its distribution is scattered and its range extends from around 150 km (93 mi) north west of
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branchlets have obscure ribbing and are a light brown colour at the extremities. Like most species of
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pebbles and cobbles as a part of open Mulga woodland communities, sometimes with a
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contorted and have a diameter of around 10 to 15 cm (3.9 to 5.9 in) at
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Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
425: 369:. Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010 8: 413: 308:. The species shares much of the range of 200: 20: 353: 351: 347: 292:in the south then eastwards into the 7: 276:It is native to a large area in the 560:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77092640-1 223:is a shrub belonging to the genus 14: 401:. Western Australian Government 35: 237:to central and central western 296:. In the north it is found on 1: 614:Acacias of Western Australia 640: 619:Taxa named by Bruce Maslin 208: 199: 182: 175: 32:Scientific classification 30: 23: 624:Plants described in 2008 367:Wattles of the Pilbara 209:Occurrence data from 302:Ethel Creek Stations 168:A. subcontorta 495:Acacia subcontorta 427:Acacia subcontorta 391:Acacia subcontorta 361:Acacia subcontorta 304:as well as in the 220:Acacia subcontorta 186:Acacia subcontorta 25:Acacia subcontorta 596: 595: 542:Open Tree of Life 419:Taxon identifiers 286:Western Australia 229:and the subgenus 216: 215: 16:Species of legume 631: 589: 588: 576: 575: 563: 562: 550: 549: 537: 536: 524: 523: 511: 510: 498: 497: 485: 484: 472: 471: 459: 458: 446: 445: 444: 414: 407: 406: 385: 379: 378: 376: 374: 355: 204: 188: 131:Caesalpinioideae 40: 39: 21: 639: 638: 634: 633: 632: 630: 629: 628: 599: 598: 597: 592: 584: 579: 571: 566: 558: 553: 545: 540: 532: 527: 519: 514: 506: 501: 493: 488: 480: 475: 467: 462: 454: 449: 440: 439: 434: 421: 411: 410: 387: 386: 382: 372: 370: 357: 356: 349: 344: 328: 306:Hamersley Range 274: 247: 195: 190: 184: 171: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 637: 635: 627: 626: 621: 616: 611: 601: 600: 594: 593: 591: 590: 586:wfo-0000508255 577: 564: 551: 538: 525: 512: 499: 486: 473: 460: 447: 431: 429: 423: 422: 417: 409: 408: 380: 346: 345: 343: 340: 339: 338: 327: 324: 273: 270: 246: 243: 214: 213: 206: 205: 197: 196: 191: 180: 179: 173: 172: 165: 163: 159: 158: 151: 147: 146: 144:Mimosoid clade 141: 134: 133: 128: 124: 123: 118: 114: 113: 108: 104: 103: 98: 91: 90: 85: 78: 77: 72: 65: 64: 59: 52: 51: 46: 42: 41: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 636: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 606: 604: 587: 582: 578: 574: 569: 565: 561: 556: 552: 548: 543: 539: 535: 530: 526: 522: 517: 513: 509: 504: 500: 496: 491: 487: 483: 478: 474: 470: 465: 461: 457: 452: 448: 443: 437: 433: 432: 430: 428: 424: 420: 415: 404: 400: 399: 394: 392: 384: 381: 368: 364: 362: 354: 352: 348: 341: 337: 335: 330: 329: 325: 323: 322:understorey. 321: 317: 313: 312: 307: 303: 299: 298:Balfour Downs 295: 294:Gibson Desert 291: 287: 283: 280:and northern 279: 271: 269: 266: 262: 258: 253: 252:breast height 244: 242: 240: 236: 232: 228: 227: 222: 221: 212: 207: 203: 198: 194: 189: 187: 181: 178: 177:Binomial name 174: 170: 169: 164: 161: 160: 157: 156: 152: 149: 148: 145: 142: 139: 136: 135: 132: 129: 126: 125: 122: 119: 116: 115: 112: 109: 106: 105: 102: 99: 96: 93: 92: 89: 86: 83: 80: 79: 76: 73: 70: 67: 66: 63: 62:Tracheophytes 60: 57: 54: 53: 50: 47: 44: 43: 38: 33: 29: 26: 22: 19: 426: 396: 390: 383: 371:. Retrieved 366: 360: 333: 311:Acacia thoma 309: 275: 272:Distribution 260: 248: 230: 224: 219: 218: 217: 185: 183: 167: 166: 154: 137: 94: 81: 68: 55: 24: 18: 284:regions of 245:Description 127:Subfamily: 75:Angiosperms 603:Categories 521:77092640-1 342:References 282:Goldfields 231:Juliflorae 573:100280663 477:FloraBase 442:Q17438910 398:FloraBase 316:ironstone 265:phyllodes 239:Australia 162:Species: 45:Kingdom: 568:Tropicos 436:Wikidata 373:14 March 332:List of 326:See also 320:spinifex 257:glabrous 233:that is 121:Fabaceae 117:Family: 88:Eudicots 547:6095444 534:1050317 529:NTFlora 508:3795441 336:species 278:Pilbara 263:it has 235:endemic 150:Genus: 111:Fabales 107:Order: 49:Plantae 609:Acacia 456:214268 334:Acacia 290:Wiluna 261:Acacia 226:Acacia 193:Maslin 155:Acacia 101:Rosids 490:FoAO2 482:23529 138:Clade 95:Clade 82:Clade 69:Clade 56:Clade 555:POWO 516:IPNI 503:GBIF 469:8Q4T 451:APNI 375:2020 300:and 581:WFO 464:CoL 211:AVH 605:: 583:: 570:: 557:: 544:: 531:: 518:: 505:: 492:: 479:: 466:: 453:: 438:: 395:. 365:. 350:^ 241:. 140:: 97:: 84:: 71:: 58:: 405:. 393:" 389:" 377:. 363:" 359:"

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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Caesalpinioideae
Mimosoid clade
Acacia
Binomial name
Maslin

AVH
Acacia
endemic
Australia
breast height
glabrous
phyllodes
Pilbara
Goldfields
Western Australia
Wiluna
Gibson Desert
Balfour Downs
Ethel Creek Stations
Hamersley Range

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