Species of legume
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Acacia rubricola is a shrub belonging to the genus "Acacia" and the subgenus "Phyllodineae" native to north eastern Australia.
Description.
The shrub typically grows to a height of and has many branches and heavy foliage and a bushy habit. It has ribbed hairy branchlets with the phyllodes emerging from the ribs. The flat, evergreen and linear shaped phyllodes have a length of and a width of and are generally straight or slightly sigmoid and have a single yellow translucent longitudinal nerve that is prominent on each side of the phyllode. It flowers between August and October producing simple inflorescences that have spherical flower-heads that contain 20 to 35 yellow flowers. After flowering, from late November to January, chartaceous dark brown seed pods will form that have a linear shape but are raised over the seeds. The pods are found up to a length of around and a width of with longitudinally arranged seeds inside. The dark brown seeds have a length of and a width of with a cream coloured aril.
Distribution.
It is endemic to a small area on the Binjour Plateau in south eastern Queensland near Gayndah growing in red loamy soils as a part of heathland or open "Eucalyptus" woodland communities.
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