Acacia floribunda

White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle at Molonglo River Reserve

Acacia floribunda at Molonglo River Reserve - 3 Oct 2017
Acacia floribunda at Molonglo River Reserve - 3 Oct 2017
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Identification history

Acacia floribunda 28 Oct 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia floribunda 13 Oct 2017 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 13 Oct 2017 michaelb

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Large shrub or small tree, about 3 metres high............ near the Molonglo River just upstream from Coppin’s Crossing.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   13 Oct 2017
http://worldwidewattle.com/imagegallery/image.php?p=0&l=f&id=18286&o=1
Mike wrote:
   13 Oct 2017
I thought the rhachis was a bit short for Acacia floribunda but there is a similar picture on Plantnet. Have you considered A. dawsonii?
michaelb wrote:
   13 Oct 2017
A. dawsonii has the flowers in circular balls. In this one the flowers are in a cylindrical shape.
   29 Oct 2017
Coppins Crossing was a popular picnic spot in the 1960s and 1970s and I suspect that this wattle was planted at that time as part of landscaping.
   29 Oct 2017
Richard Milner this is one to watch in case it becomes weedy - probably worth removing.
michaelb wrote:
   30 Oct 2017
There were only 2 or 3 plants, very close together.

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  • 3 Oct 2017 08:01 PM Recorded on
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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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