Acacia melanoxylon

1 Blackwood at Hughes, ACT

Acacia melanoxylon at Hughes, ACT - 15 Sep 2019
Acacia melanoxylon at Hughes, ACT - 15 Sep 2019
Acacia melanoxylon at Hughes, ACT - 15 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Acacia melanoxylon 25 Sep 2019 BettyDonWood
Acacia melanoxylon 24 Sep 2019 Mike
Unidentified 15 Sep 2019 JackyF

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Creamy flowers. This wattle was planted, but it is very popular with insects. Stencilled Hairstreak butterflies lay their eggs on it and pupate in ant nests there, see sightings from last summer.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Acacia melanoxylon Scientific name
  • Blackwood Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1744.23m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Ngunnawal language

    Nummerak

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