Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood at Jerrabomberra, ACT

Acacia melanoxylon at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 30 Aug 2016
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Acacia melanoxylon 2 Sep 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia melanoxylon 2 Sep 2016 Mike

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3 comments

Mike wrote:
   3 Sep 2016
Someone suggested A. pycnantha but the phyllodes show several veins.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   3 Sep 2016
It might be Acacia implexa, though that species usually flowers in summer in the ACT. The most reliable way of telling them apart is from the colour and shape of the fleshy aril attached to the seeds - white in Acacia implexa, red in Acacis melanoxylon.
Mike wrote:
   3 Sep 2016
The Acacia implexa nearby have more falcate phyllodes and do not yet have buds. Some A. melanoxylon nearby have tight buds and tangled seed pods sometimes with a seed showing red funicle. Originally I thought A. melanoxylon was uncommon enough on Isaacs Ridge that I should record each one, but as I discover more I am less fussy. A. implexa is the commonest local wattle so I record groups when they flower.

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  • 30 Aug 2016 11:35 AM Recorded on
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