Acacia schinoides
Acacia schinoides is a shrub or tree indigenous to Australia. It has also been introduced into Kenya and Zimbabwe and it is cultivated there. A common name for the plant in Australia is green cedar wattle.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. schinoides |
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Description
Acacia schinoides grows to a height of 2 to 10 metres (7 to 33 ft) In summer it bears cream-colored, ball-shaped flowers.[4] It is a, "Fast-growing tree in well-composted soil."[5]
Natural growing conditions
Acacia schinoides can withstand frosts as low as −7 °C. It does well in both shade and sun.[5]
References
- Bentham 1842, p. 383.
- Bentham & Mueller 1864, p. 413.
- ILDIS
- "PlantNet". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
- ANBG
Bibliography
- Bentham, George (1842). Hooker, William Jackson (ed.). "Notes on Mimoseae, with a Synopsis of Species". The London Journal of Botany (in Latin). London: H. Baillièr. 1: 318–392. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- Bentham, George; Mueller, Ferdinand von, Freiherr (1864). Flora australiensis:a description of the plants of the Australian territory. London: L. Reeve and co. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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