Acacia mearnsii

Black Wattle at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Acacia mearnsii	22 Jul 2024	MichaelMulvaney
Acacia mearnsii	22 Jul 2024	JT1997
Acacia decurrens	21 Jul 2024	CarbonAI
Acacia parramattensis	21 Jul 2024	Venture

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5 comments

waltraud wrote:

21 Jul 2024

need to see the stems.

Venture wrote:

21 Jul 2024

I must've forgotten to get photos of the stem my apologies.

waltraud wrote:

21 Jul 2024

Okay. A decurrens has typical "wings" running along stems; check out CNM for instance https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4463598. "wings" are obvious on young plants and young stems

JT1997 wrote:

22 Jul 2024

I would lean towards A. mearnsii here as:

- A. decurrens does not have the interjugary glands pictured; and

- the velvety stems aren't totally characteristic of A. parramattensis (i'm not super familiar with this species though).

waltraud wrote:

22 Jul 2024

Both species - mearnsii & parramattensis - are present at Mt Majura.... I always have difficulties to distinguish the 2 species; parramattensis can have small glands between the bigger glands at the base of the leaflets but I agree: the velvety stems seem to indicate mearnsii.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.168851 -35.249129
Altitude 682.0m
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
21 Jul 2024 03:07 PM Recorded on
Venture Recorded by
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Venture Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acacia mearnsii Wattles Plants

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
In flower
Synonyms
Nummerak

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