Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood at Hall, ACT

Acacia melanoxylon at Hall, ACT - 6 May 2017
Acacia melanoxylon at Hall, ACT - 6 May 2017
Acacia melanoxylon at Hall, ACT - 6 May 2017
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Identification history

Acacia melanoxylon 21 May 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia melanoxylon 11 May 2017 Mike
Acacia melanoxylon 9 May 2017 AndyRussell

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   12 May 2017
It could be. However, the Flora of Australia description of Acacia melanoxylon states that the fine reticulation between the main veins is square, and the branchlets are angled and ribbed. The branchlet shape (cylindrical) and the longitudinal anastomising minor nerves fit Acacia implexa better. One of the key characters that Plantnet uses to differentiate between them is that the leaf tips in melanoxylon are obtuse, and those of implexa are acute. Another photo to show this? It is a funny time of year for either species to be flowering.
AndyRussell wrote:
   12 May 2017
I will add another photo
Mike wrote:
   12 May 2017
At this time of year A. melanoxylon has these buds while A. implexa has generally finished flowering (some plants will still have cream flowers).

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  • 5 Abundance
  • 6 May 2017 02:47 PM Recorded on
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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Acacia melanoxylon Scientific name
  • Blackwood Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1744.23m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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