Acacia sp.

A Wattle at Gundaroo, NSW

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Identification history

Acacia sp.	10 Nov 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Acacia falciformis	16 Sep 2018	BettyDonWood
Acacia rubida	16 Sep 2018	MaartjeSevenster

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2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

17 Sep 2018

The lack of juvenile foliage (with many leaflets) and the weeping leaves suggest falciformis. With the limited information in the photo, I narrowed it to seven species on the assumption that there were 20 flowers per flower head, using the new free Wattle app. Information about how many glands there are on the leaves, how far from the leaf base, and whether the margin is indented at the gland, would help.
Unfortunately, when I pressed the Best icon, the suggestion was Pod width.
Diagnostics for Acacia rubida: http://worldwidewattle.com/imagegallery/image.php?p=0&l=r&id=23813&o=1
and for falciformis: http://worldwidewattle.com/imagegallery/image.php?p=0&l=f&id=23645&o=1

KenT wrote:

17 Sep 2018

I am more inclined towards Acacia rubida for this one, flowering seems much too early for A. falciformis in the local area and the flowers seem too yellow. The flowers I'm used to seeing on local A. falciformis are more of a creamy yellow.

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Sighting information

1 - 3 Abundance
16 Sep 2018 02:50 PM Recorded on
MaartjeSevenster Recorded by

Additional information

True In flower
1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Acacia sp. Scientific name
A Wattle Common name
Not Sensitive
Non-local native
Minor Weed or Pest
Up to 1029.8m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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