Acacia implexa

Hickory Wattle, Lightwood at Fadden, ACT

Request use of media

Identification history

	Acacia implexa	14 Feb 2016	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	13 Feb 2016	ArcherCallaway

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

One of those funny plants with different leaves higher up compared to the bottow branches

1 comment

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

15 Feb 2016

Ryu - a lot of wattles start of by having leaves, which they shed after the first few years in favour of flattened stems, called phyllodes. The Leaves may help the wattle grow quickly and get above the competition for light from under storey grasses and other plants, while shedding the leaves once above the competition probably helps to conserve water as there are less stomata, or breathing holes ,for water to transpire out of in the stems

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Coordinates 149.112623 -35.397830
Altitude 734.4m
Maps Wanniassa Hill
Places Fadden, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
13 Feb 2016 09:52 AM Recorded on
ArcherCallaway Recorded by
Collections
ArcherCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wattles Plants

Species information

Acacia implexa Scientific name
Hickory Wattle, Lightwood Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 862.44m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
External link More information
Ngunnawal language
Nummerak

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania