Acacia gunnii

Ploughshare Wattle at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

	Acacia gunnii	16 Aug 2021	Tapirlord
	Acacia baueri	16 Aug 2021	MPW

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1X very small plant of this species ? ‽ No others around in this area, smallest (mature) Wattle plant I have seen, plant is about 15 cm high, circumference of about 35cm, many creamy /light yellow flowers, leaves small hard, needle like, growing on stony substrate in sunny spot below Brittle gum / Yellow Box trees. Alongside Horse trail, Mt Majura, behind Watson.

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Tapirlord wrote:

16 Aug 2021

Acacia baueri is a largely coastal species found further north. On Mt majura this is more likely Acacia gunnii :).

MPW wrote:

16 Aug 2021

OK, re your comment not A. baueri, however I have seen A. gunnii / ploughshare wattle before and this specimen looks quite different to me. It doesn't have the characteristic "plough share" shaped leaves ??

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Location information

Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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MPW Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wattles Plants

Additional information

Each Floret approx Diameter of 5-8 mm Flower dimension
10cm to 30cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Acacia gunnii Scientific name
Ploughshare Wattle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1435m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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