Acacia flavescens
(Red or yellow wattle)
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FAMILY |
Fabaceae / Mimosaceae |
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Species |
Acacia flavescens |
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Common name(s) |
Red wattle, yellow wattle |
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Flower colour; life form |
Yellow; tall shrub, small tree |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
This tall shrub or small tree has furrowed shaggy bark, branchlets are angular and yellowish hence the common name. Phyllodes 9-24 cm long and up to 5 cm wide, there are 2-3 longitudinal veins which form indentations on the margin, these sharp teeth correspond with the extra-floral nectaries or glands at these points. Flowers pale yellow in heads, pods flat 6-8 cm long, about 8 mm wide.
