Acacia simsii
(Sim’s wattle, Heathland wattle)
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FAMILY |
Fabaceae / Mimosaceae |
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Species |
Acacia simsii |
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Common name |
Sim’s wattle, Heathland wattle |
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Flower colour; life form |
Yellow; shrub |
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Campus |
Cairns, Townsville |
Description
Shrub with phyllodes 5-14 cm long and 2-7 mm wide, often found growing along roadsides. Flowers in heads, pods flat 5-8 cm long, 4-7 mm wide, sides raised over the seeds, hollowed on the other side, alternating ‘up and down’.
