Acacia cockertoniana is a tree belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae. It is native to the Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia.[1]

Acacia cockertoniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. cockertoniana
Binomial name
Acacia cockertoniana
map of Australia showing Acacia cockertoniana occurrences in the west of Western Australia
Occurrence data from AVH

Description edit

The tree typically grows to a height of 3 to 6 metres (10 to 20 ft) with rough grey bark on a deeply fissured trunk and stems becoming smooth on upper branches.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Acacia cockertoniana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.