Early Wattle at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Acacia genistifolia | 30 Jul 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Acacia genistifolia | 30 Jul 2024 | waltraud |
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Along drainage line. First photo shows Acacia genistifolia starting to flower the second photo shows a nearby specimen that died with a (old) nest in the middle of the shrub that must have been well camouflaged when the shrub was still alive. Interestingly the A. genistifolia along the drainage line struggled during the wet LaNina events at the lower parts of the drainage line but did well on uphill slope with shallow soils - visa versa the A. paradoxa did well along drainage line but struggled and died where we planted in shallow soils. Planted as part of the local native shrubbery to replace African boxthorn, firethorn, hawthorn, and Sweet Briar that Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) removed from the area in an attempt to provide habitat to the little woodland birds in the area. The nature reserve east of the residential estate The Fair was the last refuge of little woodland birds on Mts Ainslie Majura's west slope. Dogs, new to the area, and many off lead and a Noisy Miner invasion led to a crash of the woodland birds, both the diversity and frequency. The impact of dogs on bird species is known (fear factor) as well as the impact of the urban dweller Noisy Miner (listed a "Threatening process" under Federal legislation). It took less than 10 years since the first residents moved into The Fair for a crash of the woodland birds to approximately 30% or less of the original populations. FoMM did all the right things as we know from the numerous nests in the first years.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.171189-35.224606
- Altitude 627.2m
- Maps The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 29 Jul 2024 11:27 AM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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Plants Wattles waltraud Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Species information
- Acacia genistifolia Scientific name
- Early Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 876m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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