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Sighting 4370737

Acacia mearnsii

Black Wattle at Kaleen, ACT

Acacia mearnsii at Kaleen, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 10:37 AM
Acacia mearnsii at Kaleen, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 10:37 AM
Acacia mearnsii at Kaleen, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 10:37 AM
Acacia mearnsii at Kaleen, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 10:37 AM
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Identification history

Acacia mearnsii 9 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia mearnsii 9 Feb 2021 mcosgrove
Acacia decurrens 9 Feb 2021 trevorpreston

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mcosgrove wrote:
   9 Feb 2021
Acacia decurrens has much finer, widely spaced leaflets and the stem ridges continue into the leaf base. I think this Acacia mearnsii based on the hairy branchlets.

There are good images here
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/450d5c45-2a9e-4975-800e-8bb891debdc1

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Acacia mearnsii Scientific name
  • Black Wattle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 930m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

  • Ngunnawal language

    Nummerak

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