Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata
Silver Wattle at Hackett, ACT
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| Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata | Tapirlord | 7 Oct 2021 | |
| Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata | waltraud | 7 Oct 2021 |
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Several Silver wattles cut by unknown people; the photo shows 2 cut stems. Volunteers planted the silver wattles (and other native plants) to replace many woody weeds they removed from along and in a drainage line. Awful! Disgusting! Disheartening!
3 comments
7 Oct 2021
Absolutely disheartening, I've heard of native plants being dug up and stollen from planting beds (Hughes Garran Woodland) but never a deliberate cutting like this, any idea as to why?? Firewood??
8 Oct 2021
I think the wattles were too young for grubs and a person who knows about certain moth species feeding on wattles would also know that young wattles don't have them. Another possible explanation: there are lots of cubby houses tree platforms and other structures built in the vicinity and native plants have been ripped out or cut to thatch and disguise some of the structures; see for example this cubby house Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) which was thatched with ripped out Clustered Everlastings planted by 6-year-old school kids at one of Friends of Mt Majura's hosted National Tree Day school planting. Perhaps the cut trees were intended for yet another cubby house.
I'm concerned, disgusted and depressed about all the environmental vandalism that occurs in the nature reserve.
I'm concerned, disgusted and depressed about all the environmental vandalism that occurs in the nature reserve.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.167175-35.244311
- Altitude 637.9m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 27 Sep 2021 05:57 PM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata Scientific name
- Silver Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1273m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nummerak
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In flower
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