Acacia cultriformis

Knife Leaf Wattle at Acton, ACT

Acacia cultriformis at Acton, ACT - 23 Sep 2007
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Identification history

Acacia cultriformis 5 Jul 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia cultriformis 24 Jun 2017 BettyDonWood
Acacia gunnii 28 Jun 2015 Maliyan

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Black Mountain near summit

3 comments

SilkeSma wrote:
   10 Jul 2015
Hi Michael, a very tentative question here: might this be some other Acacia (possibly A. pravissima?). I think A. gunnii has a single flower on an unbranched stalk. The leaves also look a bit different from what I know.
   12 Jul 2015
Thanks Silke good pick up and ID advice, I've changed it to A. pravissima
Varanus wrote:
   24 Jun 2017
This is very definitely Acacia cultriformis - ovoid flowerheads, gland at apex of phyllode, stout pedicels, single vein, glaucous

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 23 Sep 2007 01:28 PM Recorded on
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