Acacia parramattensis
Parramatta Green Wattle at Hackett, ACT
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| Acacia parramattensis | Tapirlord | 7 Oct 2025 | ||
| Acacia mearnsii | abread111 | 4 Oct 2025 | ||
| Acacia (genus) | Tapirlord | 28 Sep 2025 | ||
| Acacia decurrens | CarbonAI | 24 Sep 2025 | ||
| Unverified | HappyWanderer | 24 Sep 2025 |
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10 comments
4 Oct 2025
Thank you for the close up of the leaf - all those glands indicate it is A. mearnsii, but I leave @Tapirlord to confirm
7 Oct 2025
I would say the glad placement, and phyllode size and shape are more consistent with A.parramatensis.
7 Oct 2025
I don't agree, look at the pic of the leaf at https://apps.lucidcentral.org/plants_se_nsw/text/entities/acacia_mearnsii.htm. It is just like this one, and differs from the corresponding one for A. parramattensis. I will just have to go a pick a leaf or two and look for hairs on the leaflets.
7 Oct 2025
You are more than welcome to explore the ID further. Let me know what you find :).
12 Oct 2025
I agree it is A. parramattensis, because the number of pairs of pinnae is below the range given for A. mearnsii. Seems both species are very variable in appearance of foliage and placement of glands, and overlap in range for everything.
12 Oct 2025
perhaps also hybrids? The Census lists A. dealbata × Acacia parramattensis but I'm suspicious there might be more hybrids among bipinnate wattle species....
Location information
- Coordinates 149.167577-35.244808
- Altitude 656.0m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 2 Oct 2025 10:45 AM Recorded on
- HappyWanderer Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Acacia parramattensis Scientific name
- Parramatta Green Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 885.39m Recorded at altitude
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