Acacia verticillata

Prickly Moses
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	A. verticillata
Binomial name
Acacia verticillata (L'Hér.) Willd.
Synonyms
Acacia verticillata Benth. Acacia verticillata (L'Hér.) Willd. var. angusta DC. Acacia verticillata (L'Hér.) Willd. var. glabra DC. Mimosa verticillata L'Hér. Phyllodoce verticillata (L'Hér.) Link Racosperma verticillatum (L'Hér.) C. Mart.

Acacia verticillata (prickly Moses; prickly-leaved wattle; star-leaved acacia; prickly mimosa; whorl-leaved acacia) is a perennial shrub to small tree native to Australia and Tasmania. The species is a common understorey shrub in both wet and dry sclerophyll forests as well as scrub and heath. In coastal environments it will often have much wider leaves as opposed to the regular needle-like nature of inland specimens.