Acacia implexa

Hickory Wattle, Lightwood at Casey, ACT

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Identification history

Acacia implexa	15 Apr 2024	Tapirlord
Acacia decurrens	13 Apr 2024	CarbonAI
Acacia (genus)	13 Apr 2024	Hejor1

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Mutant! Sprouting stems with little leaves out of big single leaves

2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:

15 Apr 2024

Actually this is typical behavior in wattles, where the bipinnate (compound) foliage are the true leaves common in young plants and the broad 'leaves' are the adult foliage compromised of modified stems (phyllodes)

Hejor1 wrote:

15 Apr 2024

@Tapirlord holy moly! I guess I've not been paying enough attention. Fascinating stuff!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.088394 -35.176297
Altitude 669.0m
Places Casey, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
13 Apr 2024 04:16 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Wattles Plants

Additional information

False In flower

Species information

Acacia implexa Scientific name
Hickory Wattle, Lightwood Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 862.44m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
External link More information
Ngunnawal language
Nummerak

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania