Acacia implexa

Hickory Wattle, Lightwood at Watson, ACT

Acacia implexa at Watson, ACT - 19 Jun 2020
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Identification history

Acacia implexa 21 Jun 2020 waltraud
Unidentified 21 Jun 2020 sbittinger

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Unusual that it has two very different kinds of leaves on the same plant. Just guessing that thus may be some kind of wattle.

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waltraud wrote:
   21 Jun 2020
Acacia implexa, juvenile leaves are bipinnate; the mature "leaves" are actually modified leaf stems (phyllodes).

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 19 Jun 2020 05:24 PM Recorded on
  • sbittinger Recorded by

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  • 1 Tree diameter (m)
  • True Tree(s) planted
  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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