Acacia moirii is a subshrub

Subshrub

A subshrub or dwarf shrub is a short woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a similar term.It is distinguished from a shrub by its ground-hugging stems and lower height, with overwintering perennial woody growth typically less than 10–20 cm tall, or by being only weakly woody and/or persisting...

 which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

. It grows to between 0.15 and 0.6 metres high and has densely hairy leaflets. The globular golden-yellow flower heads appear from May to August, followed by hairy seed pods which are around 4 cm long and 5 to 6 mm wide.

Taxonomy

The type specimen was collected near Cape Riche by A.J. Moir in 1901.

Three subspecies are currently recognised:

• A. moirii subsp. dasycarpa Maslin
• A. moirii E.Pritz. subsp. moirii
• A. moirii subsp. recurvistipula Maslin

Distribution

The species occurs on sandplains, undulating plains,hills and rises in an area between Eneabba

Eneabba, Western Australia

Eneabba is a town on the Brand Highway located 278 km north of Perth, Western Australia.The area is famous for its spectacular display of wildflowers in the spring. It is also home to the Iluka Resources mineral sands facility....

, Manypeaks

Manypeaks, Western Australia

Manypeaks is a town located 434 km south-east of Perth and 38 km north-east of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The township is on the South Coast Highway close to the intersection with Howie Road. The closest towns to Manypeaks are both on the South Coast highway...

 and Jerdacuttup

Jerdacuttup, Western Australia

Jerdacuttup is a small town in Western Australia located east south east of Perth between Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia...

 as well as east of Esperance

Esperance, Western Australia

Esperance is a large town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The shire of Esperance is home to 9,536 people as of the 2006 census, its major industries are tourism, agriculture,...

 in the Cape Arid area.