Acacia applanataCommon name: Grass Wattle
Meaning of name: Acacia is from the Greek word acis, meaning a pointed instrument. Applanata is from the Latin word applanatus, meaning flattened or horizontally expanded.
Distribution: Occurs from Dongara to Albany.
Remarks: An erect shrub to 50 centimetres tall. The yellow flowers are produced from June to October.
References: Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Perth Plants. A field guide to the plants of Kings Park and Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia. Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay. 2005.
Acacia applanata doesn't have leaves, but has phylodes, flattened stems, that serve the same purpose.
