Acacia gunnii
Ploughshare Wattle at Watson, ACT
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| Acacia gunnii | Tapirlord | 16 Aug 2021 | |
| Acacia baueri | MPW | 16 Aug 2021 |
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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.
2 comments
16 Aug 2021
Acacia baueri is a largely coastal species found further north. On Mt majura this is more likely Acacia gunnii :).
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 ??
Location information
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MPW Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Acacia gunnii Scientific name
- Ploughshare Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1435m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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