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