Acacia decurrens

Green Wattle at Farrer Ridge

Acacia decurrens at Farrer Ridge - 17 Sep 2014
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Acacia decurrens 22 Sep 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia decurrens 22 Sep 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 17 Sep 2014 galah681

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Farrer Ridge

3 comments

   18 Sep 2014
The ridges on the stems suggest that this is Acacia decurrens, which is a weed species in the ACT that has spread from garden and landscape plantings
galah681 wrote:
   19 Sep 2014
There seems to be some variation in views about whether this species is indigenous or naturalised! Both 'Flowers of the ACT (Wood) and Native trees of the ACT (NPA) mention that it may not be native. NSW Plantnet gives its range as all the areas surrounding the ACT, but it may be spreading by naturalising in the more southerly areas as it seems to have naturalised in many areas of Qld, SA, Vic and WA. Trees have existed on Farrer Ridge since well before the Parkcare group started in 1988.
   19 Jun 2015
Acacia decurrens appears to have spread from plantings undertaken within or adjacent to reserves. Its first record as occurring in the ACT is 1966. However it is natural in the ranges east of the Cullerin escarpment. There is a natural population at Brooks Hill (near Bugendore) and it occurs commonly near Tarago and points north and east from those sites

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 17 Sep 2014 09:02 AM Recorded on
  • galah681 Recorded by

Species information

  • Acacia decurrens Scientific name
  • Green Wattle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Non-local native
  • Medium Weed or Pest
  • Up to 975m Recorded at altitude
  • 262 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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