Acacia fimbriata
Fringed Wattle at Isaacs, ACT
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| Acacia fimbriata | BettyDonWood | 17 Oct 2016 | |
| Acacia fimbriata | BettyDonWood | 17 Oct 2016 | |
| Acacia (genus) | BettyDonWood | 13 Oct 2016 | |
| Acacia boormanii | BettyDonWood | 3 Oct 2016 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 25 Sep 2016 |
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10 comments
4 Oct 2016
Assuming it was from NSW, ACT, or Vic, I got down to about 20 species in the program Wattle2 that were possible. Acacia boormanii seemed the most likely.
4 Oct 2016
It didn't look like any Acacia boormanii in the area but it could come from a different locality. I will have to go and do some measurements.
4 Oct 2016
I will try again. Did you notice if the flower stalks on individual flowers were hairy, and if so, what sort of hairs? That will cut down the possibilities.
14 Oct 2016
Hi Mike. I have just worked on this for about half an hour and cannot get any sensible ID. I used the varsion of Wattle2 that does not require Java.
http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/key-server/player.jsp%3bjsessionid=027A8A643F1C19580EB468DF6E87B9D0?keyId=100
If you really want to know what it is, take it into the herbarium, in flower and in pod. Your photos of flower buds will help them to count the flowers.
http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/key-server/player.jsp%3bjsessionid=027A8A643F1C19580EB468DF6E87B9D0?keyId=100
If you really want to know what it is, take it into the herbarium, in flower and in pod. Your photos of flower buds will help them to count the flowers.
17 Oct 2016
Hi Betty, thanks for your patience on this. I have done some measurements: phyllode length 30-45mm, width 3-4mm; gland 6mm; 10-12 flowers per head; 7-17 (avg 10) heads per stem. I am thinking Acacia fimbriata seeing most of the nearby wattles are also non-local.
17 Oct 2016
Hi Mike I will have another go now I have exact measurements to work on. I have already considered Acacia fimbriata. The diagnostic for it is the fringe of hairs round the margin of the leaves, which is what its specific name refers to. I saw no evidence of that even when I enlarged the photos.
17 Oct 2016
With a hand lens I can see hairs on the margins particularly near the stem but I don't know if this counts as 'fimbriate' I have added some macro shots.
18 Oct 2016
I had been looking at keys and Workd Wide Wattle diagrams of diagnostics. When I looked at the description of Acacia fimbriata in Plantnet just now, it stated that the phyllodes are occasionally hairless! Hairy edges is a key characteristic.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.123365-35.375489
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Sep 2016 12:43 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Acacia fimbriata Scientific name
- Fringed Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 810.6m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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