| Acacia shirleyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. shirleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia shirleyi | |
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Racosperma shirleyi (Maiden) Pedley | |
Acacia shirleyi, known colloquially as lancewood,[2][3] is a species of Acacia native to Queensland and the Northern Territory in Australia.[1] It grows as a tree to 15 metres (49 ft) high, with dark grey or black stringy bark and blue-grey foliage. The yellow flowers appear from March to July. It grows in dry scrub, open forest or mixed savannah woodland. Indigenous people used the wood as fuel and to make hunting spears. Cattle can eat the foliage as fodder.
- ^ a b Williams, E. (2017). "Acacia shirleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22483811A22484311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T22483811A22484311.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Lancewood – Acacia shirleyi". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Science, Queensland. 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Acacia shirleyi". Austrahort. Retrieved 5 October 2018.