White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Acacia floribunda | 18 Sep 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Acacia floribunda | 18 Sep 2017 | Varanus | ||
| Unverified | 17 Sep 2017 | ruthkerruish |
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7 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
19 Sep 2017
Thanks Geoff and Betty - I went back through my records of Yarralumla Nursery and found that Acacia floribunda was there fifth best seller after A. baileyana, A. decurrens, A. cultriformis and A. boormanii and yet I don't recall seeing it behave as a weed. So either I'm missing something or it is a non-weedy non-local wattle.
ruthkerruish
wrote:
19 Sep 2017
I haven't seen it as a weed, I notice Meredith Cosgrove does not mention it in her book.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
19 Sep 2017
Meredith's book does not cover everything in the ACT. The tree in your photo looks as if it was planted.
Varanus
wrote:
20 Sep 2017
I agree with Betty and Don. I have seen this species naturalised, but not commonly.
Mike
wrote:
20 Sep 2017
This looks like some I have had identified as Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia. What are the differences?
BettyDonWood
wrote:
20 Sep 2017
The easiest way is to look at how close the individual tiny flowers are to each other - far enough apart to see the gaps easily in floribunda, and looking like a cylindrical flower with them all very close together in longifolia.
Varanus
wrote:
20 Sep 2017
The density of the flowers on the spike is an immediate diagnostic feature as mentioned above. Phyllode width is the second. A. longifolia is broad lanceolate whereas floribunda is linear lanceolate. Closeup shows no sign of a gland, whereas longifolia has a (usually) conspicuous basal gland. Flower colour is paler in floribunda than longifolia. They are very closely related in many other aspects. I had a quick check of the identified longifolia and I think there are seven which need review. They all have coordinates so will field check the problem ones in the near future
Location information
- Coordinates 149.095961-35.334793
- Altitude 603.3m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Sep 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Collections
ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acacia floribunda Wattles Plants
Additional information
- True In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Species information
- Acacia floribunda Scientific name
- White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1209.31m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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