Acacia rubida

Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle at Watson, ACT

Acacia rubida at Watson, ACT - 10 Jul 2023
Acacia rubida at Watson, ACT - 10 Jul 2023
Acacia rubida at Watson, ACT - 10 Jul 2023
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Acacia rubida 11 Jul 2023 abread111
Acacia rubida 11 Jul 2023 natureguy
Acacia doratoxylon 11 Jul 2023 CarbonAI
Unidentified 11 Jul 2023 waltraud

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In grassy woodland south of Federal Highway. Globular flower-heads in racemes; phyllodes with one main middle vein and apex hooked.

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natureguy wrote:
   11 Jul 2023
Will see what others have to say, but I suspect this one is A. rubida
abread111 wrote:
   11 Jul 2023
The lack of redness anywhere and no persistent juvenile foliage noticed made us not think of A. rubida.
However I have now compared the sample from Mt Majura with planted A. rubida from the Watson microforest and can confirm that they are the same in other respects such as phyllode appearance, gland placement, inflorescence arrangement, etc.

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