Acacia vestita
Hairy Wattle at Isaacs, ACT
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| Acacia vestita | BettyDonWood | 24 Feb 2015 | |
| Acacia vestita | Mike | 19 Feb 2015 |
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5 comments
22 Feb 2015
I suspect this is Acacia pravissima.This has hairless to slightly hairy branchlets, angled towards the tips. Acacia vestita is doubtfully naturalised in the ACT. Its branchlets are cylindrical and densely hairy. I cannot tell from the photo which it is.
22 Feb 2015
Betty, is the extra photo more useful? If not, I will get another. I thought it was a pendulous A. pravissima too but when I got close it was quite different from the A. pravissima in my garden. Isaacs Ridge has a number of non-local acacias and a number of plants listed as 'doubtfully naturalised'.
22 Feb 2015
We need a good closeup of a leaf to see the venation and whether it is hairy or not. A vestita has leaves that are hairy, at least on the margins, and a single prominent midvein. A pravissima is usually hairless and has 2 longitudinal veins, one more obvious than the other. Also a closeup of a branchlet tip to check whether it is angled and hairless or sparsely hairy (A. pravissima), or cylindrical and hairy (A. vestita),
24 Feb 2015
I have added a closeup of the leaves (Feb 2015) and a seedpod. Should I add a photo of the shrub in flower as a separate sighting because it will be a different date?
25 Feb 2015
The hairy branchlets and leaves clinches it as Acacia vestita. Unfortunatey the inside of the pods of both species are similar.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.122956-35.375472
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 May 2014 12:21 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Species information
- Acacia vestita Scientific name
- Hairy Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 807.32m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Was the plant in flower?
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