Wyalong Wattle at Farrer, ACT
Identification history
| Acacia cardiophylla | 25 Aug 2015 | julielindner | ||
| Acacia cardiophylla | 24 Aug 2015 | Mike | ||
| Unverified | 16 Aug 2015 | Mike |
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5 comments
KenT
wrote:
24 Aug 2015
If this is not an introduced native to the ACT then I suspect this could be Acacia dealbata, does it have a hairy main leaf stalk?. If not then you could be looking at Acacia decurrens, but perhaps less likely looking at the foliage colour.
Mike
wrote:
24 Aug 2015
I have worked out this is Acacia cardiophylla, not native to the ACT. One of the Parks rangers found more on Mt Taylor (possibly the ones recorded on Atlas of Living Australia. Present on Isaacs Ridge too. The ACT Plant Census says 'doubtfully naturalised' but that might need updating.
KenT
wrote:
24 Aug 2015
Yes, I've now looked at it on a better monitor and the pinnules appear to match those for Acacia cardiophylla on PlantNET and it is not a plant I've seen before. Too identify the local Acacias from photos is a bit of a challenge, but to have to go through the whole Flora of NSW Acacia key without a specimen in front of you is a tough one. Anyway it is a species I will now look out for!
Mike
wrote:
3 Sep 2015
I have added another picture that is meant to show the pinnule shape and hairs. You might need some imagination to see the hairs.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107144-35.384718
- Maps Farrer Ridge
- Places Farrer, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 16 Aug 2015 04:24 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acacia cardiophylla Wattles Plants
Species information
- Acacia cardiophylla Scientific name
- Wyalong Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 824.31m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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