Acacia mearnsii

Black Wattle at Hackett, ACT

Acacia mearnsii at Hackett, ACT - 27 Sep 2023
Acacia mearnsii at Hackett, ACT - 27 Sep 2023
Acacia mearnsii at Hackett, ACT - 27 Sep 2023
Acacia mearnsii at Hackett, ACT - 27 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Acacia mearnsii 1 Oct 2023 Tapirlord
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata 30 Sep 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata 28 Sep 2023 CarbonAI
Acacia mearnsii 28 Sep 2023 waltraud

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in grassy woodland; pinnulae >40

8 comments

waltraud wrote:
   28 Sep 2023
The seed pods form now.
I observe that plants flower and fruit at odd times nowadays so the flowering time, which must have been sometimes in winter, might be not useful as an indicator for the species.
I will check glands on the leaves.
Tapirlord wrote:
   28 Sep 2023
Kinda looks like mearnsii x dealbata
natureguy wrote:
   28 Sep 2023
Yeah kinda thinking the same tbh, though may just be A. mearnsii
waltraud wrote:
   28 Sep 2023
do dealbata and meansii hybridize?
natureguy wrote:
   1 Oct 2023
Michael I'm pretty confident this isn't A. dealbata? Looks to have more mearnsii to me.
waltraud wrote:
   1 Oct 2023
Agree: it is not Silverwattle - there are 3 bipinnate wattle species in the area which are mearnsii parramattensis and decurrens. I thought I figured out the difference between meansii and parramattensis but seems I still struggle...
Tapirlord wrote:
   1 Oct 2023
Let's go A.mearnsii.
waltraud wrote:
   2 Oct 2023
:-)

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 27 Sep 2023 06:05 PM Recorded on
  • waltraud Recorded by

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Acacia mearnsii Scientific name
  • Black Wattle Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 930m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Ngunnawal language

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