Acacia pulchellaCommon name: Prickly Moses
Meaning of name: Acacia is from the Greek word acis, meaning a pointed instrument. Pulchella is from the Latin word pulchellus, meaning beautiful and small.
Distribution: Occurs from Coorow to the south coast.
Remarks: A shrub to 2 metres tall. The yellow flowers are produced from June to October.
References: Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
The spines on this plant make it more difficult for animals to eat the leaves.
Acacia pulchella is a common plant in many bushland areas around Perth.
These seedlings are germinating around an ants nest. The ants would have brought the seed to the nest to eat the elaiosome then discarded the remaining viable portion around the nest entrance.
