Acacia rubida
Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle at Paddys River, ACT
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| Acacia rubida | MichaelMulvaney | 25 Sep 2015 | ||
| Acacia rubida | BettyDonWood | 24 Sep 2015 | ||
| Acacia penninervis var. penninervis | galah681 | 21 Sep 2015 | ||
| Acacia obliquinervia | galah681 | 15 Sep 2015 |
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9 comments
21 Sep 2015
The leaves don't look quite the right shape for obliquinerva and the branched racemes make it look more like A. penniveris. The leaves don't appear curved or long enough to be A. falciformis.
21 Sep 2015
The leaves don't look quite the right shape for obliquinerva and the branched racemes make it look more like A. penniveris. The leaves don't appear curved or long enough to be A. falciformis.
21 Sep 2015
The leaves don't look quite the right shape for obliquinerva and the branched racemes make it look more like A. penniveris. The leaves don't appear curved or long enough to be A. falciformis.
21 Sep 2015
The leaves don't look quite the right shape for obliquinerva and the branched racemes make it look more like A. penniveris. The leaves don't appear curved or long enough to be A. falciformis.
22 Sep 2015
A. penninervis is supposed to flower from Nov-Feb, so it may not be this species either!
24 Sep 2015
It is not A. obliquinervia, which has 20-35 flowers per head. This plant appears to have about 10-15. Any reason why you do not think it is Acacia rubida? A. penninervis has a prominent indented gland on the edge of the 'leaf' 5-30mm above the base of the 'leaf', which is connected to the midvein by a fine oblique vein pointing towards the 'leaf' stalk. There is a suggestion of this in the photos, but it is not clear. Any reason why you do not think it is Acacia rubida?
24 Sep 2015
A couple of traits made me think it might be A. penninervis. Firstly the racemes appear to be branched and secondly the phyllodes seem to be broadest at a point more than halfway along the length of the phyllode. I recorded a population of A. penninervis in flower last week though this does seem quite early based on the literature.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.943680-35.440558
- Altitude 709.5m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 5 Sep 2015 10:01 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Acacia rubida Scientific name
- Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1225.21m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Racosperma rubidum
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