Acacia implexa

Hickory Wattle, Lightwood at Fadden, ACT

Acacia implexa at Fadden, ACT - 13 Feb 2016
Acacia implexa at Fadden, ACT - 13 Feb 2016
Acacia implexa at Fadden, ACT - 13 Feb 2016
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Acacia implexa 14 Feb 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 13 Feb 2016 ArcherCallaway

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

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   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

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