Acacia pulchella
Common 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 in the southwest of Western Australia.
Description:
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.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51287044#overview
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3502