Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Scientific name Acacia triptera | Order Fabales Genus Acacia Rank Species | |
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Similar Acacia rigens, Acacia flexifolia, Acacia brachystachya, Acacia schinoides, Acacia trachyphloia | ||
Acacia triptera, commonly known as spurwing wattle, is an erect or spreading shrub which is endemic to Australia.
It grows to 2 metres high and has decurrent phyllodes which are and falcate or sigmoidal in shape. The bright yellow flowerheads appear from August to November, followed by curled or twisted brown seed pods which are 3 to 8 cm long and 2 to 4 mm wide.
The species occurs on sandhills or rocky outcrops in mallee, woodland or heath in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
The species was first formally described in 1842 by English botanist George Bentham in the London Journal of Botany. His description was based on plant material collected from north of the Warrumbungles.
Cultivation
Established plants tolerate dry periods and moderate frost.
References
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