Acacia mearnsii

Black Wattle at Watson, ACT

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Identification history

Acacia mearnsii	21 May 2025	Tapirlord
Acacia decurrens	21 May 2025	CarbonAI
Acacia decurrens	21 May 2025	waltraud

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User's notes

Not sure. There are A mearnsii in the area which it is not; also there were Cootamundras and hybrids which volunteers tackled. Perhaps A. parramattensis or a hybrid of it? It doesn't look like a straight A. decurrens. There are several similar smaller trees downhill of this mature tree.

2 comments

waltraud wrote:

21 May 2025

how interesting and confusing. This A mearnsii looks different from many of the other wattles which I thought are A. mearnsii. I'm very confused ....

Tapirlord wrote:

22 May 2025

The whole complex is super variable unfortunately. I suspect this lot would be easier to show you in the field. I'll let you know next time in on Majura!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.173403 -35.223878
Altitude 638.4m
Maps Mount Majura
Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
20 May 2025 02:30 PM Recorded on
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waltraud NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Wattles Plants

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
Nummerak

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania