Biology:Acacia vestita

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Short description: Species of legume

Acacia vestita
Acacia vestita.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. vestita
Binomial name
Acacia vestita
Ker Gawl.
Acacia vestitaDistMap944.png
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia vestita, also known as weeping boree, weeping acacia, and hairy wattle, is a shrub and small tree native to New South Wales, Australia .[1][2]

Description

Acacia vestita grows to about 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and 3m in diameter. It flowers from about August to October. It can be propagated by seed, which may be first soaked in hot water to permeate the hard seed coating before planting.[3]

Gardens

Acacia vestita is grown in the horticulture industry as a small multi-trunk tree for gardens, and is popular in California for drought tolerant landscaping.[citation needed]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2822208 entry