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'''''Acacia pulchella''''', commonly known as '''prickly moses''', is a shrub in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Fabaceae]].  Endemic to [[Western Australia]], it is one of the most common shrubs of the bushland around [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] and in the [[Darling Scarp|Darling Range]].
 
Prickly moses is one of only a small number of ''[[Acacia]]'' [[species]] to have true leaves, rather than [[phyllode]]s.  It has feathery, [[bipinnate]] leaves with leaflets up to 5 mm long.  At the base of each leaf is one or two spines.  The flower heads are bright yellow and spherical, with a diameter of up to 1 cm.  It flowers in late winter and early spring.
 
The name "prickly moses" is said to be a corruption of "prickly mimosa".
 
Recent research suggests that ''A. pulchella'' may in some circumstances suppress the plant pathogen ''[[Phytophthora cinnamomi]]''.<ref> Arunodini Jayasekera, [http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20061129.134500 ''Interactions between Phytophthora cinnamomi and Acacia pulchella: consequences on ecology and epidemiology of the pathogen''], Murdoch University, Western Australia, PhD thesis 2006</ref>


==Cultivation==
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==Varieties==
==Varieties==
 
There are four recognised varieties:
* [[Acacia pulchella var. glaberrima|''A.&nbsp;p.'' var. ''glaberrima'']]
* [[Acacia pulchella var. goadbyi|''A.&nbsp;p.'' var. ''goadbyi'']]
* [[Acacia pulchella var. pulchella|''A.&nbsp;p.'' var. ''pulchella'']]
* [[Acacia pulchella var. reflexa|''A.&nbsp;p.'' var. ''reflexa'']]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==

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Acacia pulchella, commonly known as prickly moses, is a shrub in the family Fabaceae. Endemic to Western Australia, it is one of the most common shrubs of the bushland around Perth and in the Darling Range.

Prickly moses is one of only a small number of Acacia species to have true leaves, rather than phyllodes. It has feathery, bipinnate leaves with leaflets up to 5 mm long. At the base of each leaf is one or two spines. The flower heads are bright yellow and spherical, with a diameter of up to 1 cm. It flowers in late winter and early spring.

The name "prickly moses" is said to be a corruption of "prickly mimosa".

Recent research suggests that A. pulchella may in some circumstances suppress the plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi.[1]

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

There are four recognised varieties:

Gallery

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