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Acacia gunnii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Scientific name
  
Acacia gunnii

Order
  
Fabales

Genus
  
Acacia

Rank
  
Species

Acacia gunnii Acacia gunnii

Similar
  
Acacia genistifolia, Acacia aspera, Acacia stricta, Acacia lanigera, Acacia verniciflua

Acacia gunnii, commonly known as ploughshare wattle or dog's tooth wattle, is a shrub which is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It grows to up to 1 metre high and has prickly phyllodes which are 4 to 15 mm long. The cream to pale yellow globular flowerheads appear singly in the axils of the phyllodes in June to October, followed by curved or coiled seed pods which are 40 mm long and 4 to 5 mm wide.

Acacia gunnii Acacia gunnii photo Paul Dudley photos at pbasecom

The species was first formally described by English botanist George Bentham in the London Journal of Botany in 1842. It occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, and Queensland.

Acacia gunnii Acacia gunnii WATTLE
Acacia gunnii Ploughshare Wattle WT Landcare Flora Index

Acacia gunnii httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Acacia gunnii Acacia gunnii

Acacia gunnii Key to Tasmanian Dicots

Acacia gunnii Australian National Botanic Gardens Growing Acacia

Acacia gunnii Ploughshare Wattle WT Landcare Flora Index

References

Acacia gunnii Wikipedia


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