Acacia abrupta is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to arid parts of central and western Australia. It is a spreading, glabrous, resinous shrub with linear phyllodes that are round on cross-section, heads of golden-yellow flowers, and linear pods.
Description
Acacia abrupta is a spreading, resinous, glabrous shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–3m (2ft 0in– 9ft 10in) and has light grey bark. The phyllodes are dark green, upright to erect, linear and round in cross-section, usually 30–50mm (1.2–2.0in) long and 0.5–1mm (0.020–0.039in) wide. The flowers are borne in globe-shaped heads, sometimes the heads in a raceme on a peduncle8–12mm (0.31–0.47in) long, the heads 2–4mm (0.079–0.157in) long with 25 to 35 golden-yellow flowers. Flowering occurs from July to September and the pods are linear, up to 50mm (2.0in) long and 2.5–3.0mm (0.098–0.118in) long with shallow constrictions between the seeds. The seeds are about 4mm (0.16in) long with a conspicuous aril.[3][4][5][6][7]
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↑Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rded.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p.125. ISBN9780958034180.
