| Home | > | List of families | > | Mimosaceae | > | Acacia | > | chariessa |
| Synonyms: | ||
| Common names: | Ulutatau (N) | |
| Frequency: | ||
| Status: | Native | |
| Description: |
Low spreading shrub, mostly less than 1.5 m tall, with short hooked thorns scattered along the branches; flowers creamy white short spikes; pods thin and papery, purplish to red-brown. | |
| Notes: | Restricted to the Central Watershed plateau. | |
| Derivation of specific name: | chariessa; graceful, elegant | |
| Habitat: | Occurring mostly on serpentine but also on other soils. | |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Above 1000 m | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Central Watershed plateau in Zimbabwe only. | |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | WCS | |
| Growth form: | ||
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | ||
| Literature: | ||
| Endemic status: | End | |
| Red data list status: | LR-lc | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 31 July 2007 |
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