Biology:Acacia dawsonii
| Dawson's wattle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. dawsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia dawsonii R.T.Baker
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia dawsonii, also known as Dawson's wattle or poverty wattle or mitta wattle,[1] is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves found along parts of the east coast of Australia
Description
The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 4 metres (2 to 13 ft), with appressed branchlets that are hairy between resinous ridges.[1] Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen phyllodes are straight to slightly curved with a very narrowly elliptic to linear shape and a length of 4 to 11 cm (1.6 to 4.3 in) and a width of 2 to 5 mm (0.079 to 0.197 in) with up to ten longitudinal veins of which one or two are usually more prominent that the others.[1] It produces golden yellow flowers that are globular in shape and are found on short racemes from the leaf axils in springtime.[2]
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1897 by Richard Baker.[3][4]
Distribution
It is native to an area down the east coast from as far north as south east Queensland, New South Wales and north east Victoria in the south.[1] Found in open woodland and forests along the slopes and tableland areas. It is not widely cultivated but is quite hardy and suitable for a wide range of climates.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Acacia dawsonii R.T.Baker". New South Wales Flora. National Herbarium of New South Wales. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~dawsonii.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Acacia dawsonii". Australian Native Plants Society. February 2012. http://anpsa.org.au/a-daw.html.
- ↑ "Acacia dawsonii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/61288.
- ↑ Baker, R.T. (1897). "Descriptions of two new species of Acacia from New South Wales". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22 (1): 153, t. 8. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3344794. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
Wikidata ☰ Q9563885 entry
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