Acacia mearnsii
Black Wattle at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Acacia mearnsii | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Jan 2019 | |
| Acacia mearnsii | galah681 | 29 Nov 2018 |
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1 comment
30 Nov 2018
Flowering now, local plants are almost certainly Acacia mearnsii. One of the important diagnostics for wattles with true leaves is the glands along the main stalk of the leaf (rachis). In mearnsii they occur at the bases of the secondary leaf stalks (pinnae) and also between them. Your photos are not clear enough even when blown up to show this character. Could you provide field notes or an additional photo.
About Acacia flowers. It is far more useful fo ID purposes to have a photo of a bud clear enough that a rough count of the individual flowers can be made. All a photo of open flower heads shows is the colour.
About Acacia flowers. It is far more useful fo ID purposes to have a photo of a bud clear enough that a rough count of the individual flowers can be made. All a photo of open flower heads shows is the colour.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066691-35.285990
- Altitude 615.2m
- Maps Sth Tablelands Ecosystem Park
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Nov 2018 10:48 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Collections
Species information
- Acacia mearnsii Scientific name
- Black Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 930m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nummerak
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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