Acacia ulicifolia

Prickly Moses at Wanniassa Hill

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Identification history

Acacia ulicifolia	17 Aug 2018	rainer
Acacia siculiformis	15 Aug 2018	rainer
Acacia ulicifolia	15 Aug 2018	julielindner
Acacia siculiformis	14 Aug 2018	BettyDonWood
Acacia ulicifolia	14 Aug 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Acacia ulicifolia	14 Aug 2018	Mike

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Some tiny flower buds. Closeup added - phyllodes to 15mm long, gland about 2mm from base.

9 comments

rainer wrote:

15 Aug 2018

Mike, I think this is Acacia siculiformis (Dagger Wattle) rather than A. ulicifolia. Dagger Wattle has flattened phyllodes with a distinctive dagger shape, whereas A. ulicifolia has terete, cylindrical or 4-angled phyllodes. See siculiformis here: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~siculiformis, and ulicifolia here: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~ulicifolia

BettyDonWood wrote:

15 Aug 2018

I cannot see the typical fine stipules of A. ulicifolia, either.

Mike wrote:

15 Aug 2018

That explains the small size of the flower buds because A. siculiformis flowers later. Not previously recorded from this locality.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 Aug 2018

Thanks all for the explanation

Mike wrote:

16 Aug 2018

I have posted sighting

Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) on 15 Aug 2018 from nearby which has been identified previously as Acacia ulicifolia. I took a look today and saw that it was late flowering this year. It matches photos in Meredith Cosgrove's book and photos in NSW Flora Online for A. ulicifolia.

Mike wrote:

18 Aug 2018

I have been back to take a photo with ruler. Definitely A. ulicifolia.

julielindner wrote:

18 Aug 2018

Mike I agree with you

Mike wrote:

18 Aug 2018

Thanks Julie. I think you can confirm it as moderator for Wanniassa Hill but I can't even suggest it any more.

rainer wrote:

18 Aug 2018

Yep, the scale makes all the difference! Definitely ulicifolia!