Acacia longispicata
Acacia longispicata, commonly known as the slender flower wattle,[1] is a species of Acacia native to eastern Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. longispicata |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Description
The erect single stemmed tree typically grows to a height of 10 metres (33 ft) in height. The bark is smooth toward the tree top and rough and fibrous at the base. It has stout angled branchlets that are tawny yellow to maroon in color.[2] Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The coriaceous, silvery-green phyllodesa have a very narrowly elliptic to elliptic shape and are flat and slightly sickle shaped. They have a length of 9 to 19 cm (3.5 to 7.5 in) and a width of 10 to 44 mm (0.39 to 1.73 in) and can be glabrous or slightly haired with three prominent main nerves. It blooms between June and September producing flower-spikes that are 6 to 12 cm (2.4 to 4.7 in) in length and packed with golden flowers.[2]
Distribution
It is endemic area that are north of Mitchell and Theodore extending to around Mount Garnet in Queensland. It is often situated on hillsides and along road-sides growing in sandy red and often skeletal soils as part of Eucalyptus woodland communities.[2]
See also
References
- "Acacia longispicata Slender flower wattle". plantthis. 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- "Acacia longispicata Benth., in T.L.Mitchell, J. Exped. Trop. Australia 298 (1848)". World Wide Wattle. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.