Acacia implexa

Hickory Wattle, Lightwood at Ainslie, ACT

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Identification history

Acacia implexa	27 Apr 2021	RWPurdie
Acacia implexa	27 Apr 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Acacia rubida	27 Apr 2021	Tapirlord

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4 comments

michaelb wrote:

27 Apr 2021

Hi Ciaran. Are you sure this is Acacia rubida?

Tapirlord wrote:

27 Apr 2021

Hi Michael, I'm pretty confident of the ID, due to the presence of both the juvenile and adult leaves in this specimen, some of which are tinted red (If you look closely at the top left corner of the first photo). The brownish-red stem also helps to distinguish this species, one of the common names for it on plant net is red-stemmed wattle. :).

michaelb wrote:

27 Apr 2021

The leaf shape does not fit, long & thin, with no gland apparent on the upper edge of each leaf.

Tapirlord wrote:

27 Apr 2021

Ahhh, no worries then, I'll cede to you, Michael. I have removed the confirmation and left A.rubida as a suggestion only. This is on the suburban side of Mt Ainslie so could it be a garden escapee?? I can't remember whether I saw it anywhere else on the mountain. :)

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