Acacia rubida

Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle at Hughes, ACT

Acacia rubida at Hughes, ACT - 26 Aug 2019
Acacia rubida at Hughes, ACT - 26 Aug 2019
Acacia rubida at Hughes, ACT - 26 Aug 2019
Acacia rubida at Hughes, ACT - 26 Aug 2019
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Identification history

Acacia rubida 26 Aug 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia rubida 26 Aug 2019 JackyF
Acacia pycnantha 25 Aug 2019 JackyF

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About 3 metres tall, wider than tall. About 9 or 10 others further down the hill

3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   26 Aug 2019
Could be, though the hooked tips of the ‘leaves’ are a worry. Othe possibilities with a central vein in the ‘leaves’ off the top of my head are Acacia rubida and Acacia Falciformis, though their ‘leaves’ do not have hooked tips either.
Mike wrote:
   26 Aug 2019
It looks more like A. rubida than A. pycnantha. Check the images in CNM. Flowers of A. pycnantha are larger and more yellow (usually).
JackyF wrote:
   27 Aug 2019
Betty and Mike - Thanks very much. Sorry my photos were not good. I have added photos of a sprig. I agree it is more like Acacia rubida, now I have looked at photos of both. When I went back I noticed that that there were about 10 more further down the hill, all the same leaves and flowers.

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  • 10 Abundance
  • 26 Aug 2019 05:23 PM Recorded on
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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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