Acacia mearnsii
Black Wattle at Hackett, ACT
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| Acacia mearnsii | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Jul 2024 | |
| Acacia mearnsii | JT1997 | 22 Jul 2024 | |
| Acacia decurrens | CarbonAI | 21 Jul 2024 | |
| Acacia parramattensis | Venture | 21 Jul 2024 |
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5 comments
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
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).
- 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).
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.
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
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Acacia mearnsii Scientific name
- Black Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 930m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nummerak
Seasonal activity
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In flower
JFMAMJJASOND
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