Acacia dawsonii
| Acacia dawsonii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. dawsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia dawsonii R.T.Baker | |
Acacia dawsonii is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves. It is native to an area down the east coast of south east Queensland, New South Wales and north east Victoria.
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.[1]
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.[2]
It produces golden yellow flowers that are globular in shape and are found on short racemes from the leaf axils during in springtime.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Acacia dawsonii". Australian Native Plants Society. February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ↑ "Acacia dawsonii R.T.Baker". New South Wales Flora. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
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