Acacia caesariata

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Acacia caesariata is a small, dense shrub native to inland Western Australia. It grows about 0.6–1.6 meters tall with occasionally gnarled side branches.

What it looks like
- Phyllodes: stiff, dull green to grey-green, 20–45 mm long and 2–10 mm wide, with several veins on each side and a small gland near the base.
- Flowers: two spherical heads, about 4 mm across, on short stalks; each head has 18–20 light- to mid-golden yellow flowers.
- Pods and seeds: curved, papery pods up to 25 mm long and 2.5–3 mm wide, containing glossy black seeds about 2.5–3 mm long with a helmet-shaped aril.
- Flowering time: August–September.

Habitat and range
- It has a disjunct distribution from near Kununoppin in the north to Lake Grace in the south.
- It grows in gritty clay and loam soils within Eucalyptus woodland and mallee scrub.
- Bioregions: Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee.

Conservation
- Acacia caesariata is listed as Declared Rare Flora (Extant) in Western Australia, meaning it is rare and protected.

Taxonomy notes
- Described in 1990 by R.S. Cowan and B. Maslin.
- The name caesariata means “covered with hair.”