Acacia paradoxa

Kangaroo Thorn at Garran, ACT

Acacia paradoxa at Garran, ACT - 21 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Acacia paradoxa 23 Jan 2023 Tapirlord
Acacia howittii 21 Jan 2023 natureguy
Unidentified 21 Jan 2023 ruthkerruish

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Acacia paradoxa (I cant access the list of wattles)

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natureguy wrote:
   21 Jan 2023
This plant doesn't seem to have any thorns on the stems from what I can see, I suspect it might be Acacia howittii instead
Tapirlord wrote:
   23 Jan 2023
Luke I have seen these plants a number of times & they are A.paradoxa, the form is much closer to that species than A.howitii.
natureguy wrote:
   24 Jan 2023
Thanks for your comments
ruthkerruish wrote:
   9 Jul 2023
So far these wattles have not flowered.
Mike wrote:
   9 Jul 2023
Are these planted? I don’t think Acacia paradox’s likes being south of the lake. PCS plantings in Isaacs Ridge and Mount Mugga Mugga have a low success rate, though some get over a metre tall before they die.
Tapirlord wrote:
   9 Jul 2023
Yes, planted. They haven’t done particularly well I have to say.

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Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Hughes Garran Woodland - 16 Nov 2023 by Tapirlord
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Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 16 Nov 2023 by Tapirlord
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Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Garran, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by Tapirlord
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at Garran, ACT - 2 Oct 2023 by Tapirlord
Leistomorpha brontoscopa (A concealer moth) at Garran, ACT - 10 Sep 2023 by Tapirlord
Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass) at Garran, ACT - 29 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Brachychiton populneus subsp. populneus (Kurrajong) at Garran, ACT - 29 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus bridgesiana (Apple Box) at Garran, ACT - 29 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Acacia siculiformis (Dagger Wattle) at Garran, ACT - 27 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Garran, ACT - 27 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Hughes, ACT - 27 Aug 2023 by Tapirlord
Acaena x ovina (Sheep's Burr) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus polyanthemos subsp. polyanthemos (Red Box) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Lomandra longifolia (Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta (Black-Anther Flax Lily) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Cassinia quinquefaria (Rosemary Cassinia) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Cassinia longifolia (Shiny Cassinia, Cauliflower Bush) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Eucalyptus bridgesiana (Apple Box) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Hughes, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Carex inversa (Knob Sedge) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Garran, ACT - 24 Jul 2023 by Tapirlord
Acacia lanigera var. lanigera (Woolly Wattle, Hairy Wattle) at Garran, ACT - 11 Jul 2023 by ruthkerruish
Amblyopone sp. (genus) (Slow ant) at Garran, ACT - 3 Jun 2023 by Tapirlord
Potentilla recta (Sulphur Cinquefoil) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2023 by Tapirlord
Juncus subsecundus (Finger Rush) at Garran, ACT - 13 Feb 2023 by Tapirlord
Acacia siculiformis (Dagger Wattle) at Garran, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 by ruthkerruish
Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Garran, ACT - 21 Jan 2023 by ruthkerruish
Lythrum hyssopifolia (Small Loosestrife) at Garran, ACT - 3 Dec 2022 by Tapirlord
Helpis minitabunda (Threatening jumping spider) at Garran, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides (Eastern Blue-tongue) at Garran, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Rytidosperma auriculatum (Lobed Wallaby Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Dictyotus caenosus (Brown Shield Bug) at Garran, ACT - 14 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Garran, ACT - 14 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Juncus bufonius (Toad Rush) at Garran, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Juncus subsecundus (Finger Rush) at Garran, ACT - 12 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Cassinia aculeata subsp. aculeata (Dolly Bush, Common Cassinia, Dogwood) at Garran, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Garran, ACT - 19 Sep 2022 by Tapirlord
Dactylis glomerata (Cocksfoot) at Garran, ACT - 30 Apr 2022 by ruthkerruish
Ramaria sp. (A Coral fungus) at Hughes, ACT - 30 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Oenosandra boisduvalii (Boisduval's Autumn Moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Agrotis porphyricollis (Variable Cutworm) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Proteuxoa (genus) (A Noctuid moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Constrictana group constrictana at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Proteuxoa undescribed species near paragypsa (A Noctuid moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Scioglyptis lyciaria (White-patch Bark Moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Crypsiphona ocultaria (Red-lined Looper Moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Sandava xylistis (Rusty Snout) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Crypsiphona ocultaria (Red-lined Looper Moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Chloroclystis insigillata (Chloroclystis insigillata) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Didymoctenia exsuperata (Thick-lined Bark Moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Phrissogonus laticostata (Apple looper moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Chloroclystis approximata (Plumed or Cherry Looper) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Sandava xylistis (Rusty Snout) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Scioglyptis lyciaria (White-patch Bark Moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Proteuxoa (genus) (A Noctuid moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Proteuxoa hypochalchis (Black-bar Noctuid) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Calliphoridae (family) (Unidentified blowfly) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Proteuxoa restituta (Black-bodied Noctuid) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Proteuxoa restituta (Black-bodied Noctuid) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta (Common Armyworm) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Tapirlord
Thrincophora impletana (a Tortrix moth) at Garran, ACT - 1 Apr 2022 by Ned_Johnston
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta (Common Armyworm) at Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek - 1 Apr 2022 by NedJohnston
Ectropis (genus) (An engrailed moth) at Garran, ACT - 29 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Halone sinuata (Rock Lichen Moth) at Garran, ACT - 29 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Heteroteucha occidua (A concealer moth) at Garran, ACT - 27 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Syneora hemeropa (Ring-tipped Bark Moth) at Garran, ACT - 25 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Ectropis fractaria (Ringed Bark Moth) at Garran, ACT - 25 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Neuroptera (order) (Unidentified lacewing) at Garran, ACT - 25 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Scioglyptis lyciaria (White-patch Bark Moth) at Garran, ACT - 17 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Scioglyptis lyciaria (White-patch Bark Moth) at Garran, ACT - 17 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Ardozyga (genus) (Twirler moth, gelechiid moth) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta (Blood-spotted Noctuid) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Isotenes miserana (Orange Fruit Borer) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Proteuxoa unidentified species (MoV sp.21) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Scoparia exhibitalis (A Crambid moth) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Limnaecia chionospila (Cosmopterigid) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Spilomelinae) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Thrincophora impletana (a Tortrix moth) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord
Tracholena sulfurosa (A tortrix moth) at Garran, ACT - 14 Mar 2022 by Tapirlord

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  • 21 Jan 2023 12:02 PM Recorded on
  • ruthkerruish Recorded by

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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