▁the ▁genus ▁Ac acia ▁and ▁the ▁sub gen us ▁Jul if l ora e ▁that ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁ar id ▁parts ▁of ▁western ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁multi - st em med ▁shr ub ▁typically ▁grows ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁spread ing ▁habit ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁occasionally ▁found ▁as ▁an ▁ob con ic ▁tree ▁with ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ ▁that ▁has ▁cro oked ▁st ems ▁and ▁branches . ▁The ▁slightly ▁hair y ▁branch lets ▁often ▁have ▁obsc ure ▁res in ous ▁rib bing ▁near ▁the ▁extrem ities . ▁Like ▁most ▁species ▁of ▁Ac acia ▁it ▁has ▁ph yll odes ▁rather ▁than ▁true ▁leaves . ▁The ▁green ▁to ▁grey - green ▁ph yll odes ▁have ▁a ▁blue ish ▁col oured ▁t inge ▁and ▁are ▁in cur ved ▁or ▁sig m oid ▁to ▁sin uous . ▁The ▁usually ▁ter ete ▁ph yll odes ▁have ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁many ▁obsc ure ▁longitud inal ▁n erves . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁It ▁is ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁Mid ▁West ▁and ▁Pil bara ▁regions ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁scattered ▁distribution ▁from ▁around ▁Mount ▁Mag net ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁west ▁to ▁around ▁Leon ora ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁east ▁to ▁the ▁Pil bara ▁region ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁Rud all ▁River ▁catch ment ▁and ▁the ▁Little ▁Sand y ▁Des ert ▁with ▁smaller ▁populations ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁South ▁Australia . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Ac acia ▁species ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁mac rane ura ▁Category : A ca