Comm. Acac. Aphyll. 26 (1820) APNI
Taxonomic status:Accepted
Occurrence status:Present
Establishment means:Naturalised
Shrub or tree, usually 2–6 m high; branchlets glabrous, often glaucous when young. Phyllodes often pendulous, linear to lanceolate, usually 8–25 cm long and 4–20 mm wide (often considerably larger towards base of plant), usually tapering towards base and apex, straight or falcate, green to glaucous, glabrous, acute; pinnately veined, midrib prominent; gland at or near distal end of pulvinus; pulvinus 1–2(–3)mm long. Raceme with rachis 0.3–3(–6) cm long, glabrous; peduncles 5–15 mm long, glabrous; heads globular, 25–55-flowered (rarely more), bright orange-yellow; bracteoles minutely fimbriate. Flowers 5-merous; sepals united. Pods linear, usually 8–12 cm long, 4–6 mm wide, glabrous, margins slightly thickened; seeds longitudinal, oblong to elliptic, usually 5–6 mm long, shiny, dark brown to black, funicle short, aril clavate. Flowers Oct.–Nov.
*CVU, *GipP, *Glep, *Gold, *GGr, *HSF, *MuF, *MuM, *OtP, *OtR, *VRiv, *VVP, *WaP, *Wim. Also naturalised SA, Qld, NSW, Tas; native to WA. Widespread garden-escape in Victoria.
See notes under Acacia pycnantha.
Bioregion | Occurrence status | Establishment means | |
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Murray Mallee | present | naturalised | |
Wimmera | present | naturalised | |
Glenelg Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Volcanic Plain | present | naturalised | |
Victorian Riverina | present | naturalised | |
Murray Fans | present | naturalised | |
Gippsland Plain | present | naturalised | |
Otway Plain | present | naturalised | |
Warrnambool Plain | present | naturalised | |
Goldfields | present | naturalised | |
Central Victorian Uplands | present | naturalised | |
Greater Grampians | present | naturalised | |
Highlands-Southern Fall | present | naturalised | |
Otway Ranges | present | naturalised |
State |
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Western Australia |
South Australia |
Queensland |
New South Wales |
Australian Capital Territory |
Victoria |
Tasmania |