Townsville Wattle Form and Size: Variable shrub to 5m, but often under 2m high; rounded shape, dense foliage Distribution: Qld., from Cape York to Chinchilla/Charleville area in open forests Phyllodes: Stiff, usually straight and narrow, leathery, grey-green, 3-9cm x 0.3-1cm; many longitudinal veins Bark: Dark grey, fissured Flowers: Golden yellow spikes, 2-4cm long in pairs …
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Acacia hyaloneura Mimosaceae
Form and Size: Shrub to 3m tall, with yellowish, angular branchlets Distribution: Central Qld., from Clermont to White Mountains; and N.T.; on shallow rocky soils Phyllodes: Straight, a small apical point, 6-11cm x 0.6-1cm; prominent midrib and numerous other longitudinal veins Flowers: Yellow spikes, 2.5-3cm long, in pairs in the leaf axils Flowering Period: May …
Acacia lazaridis Mimosaceae
Form and Size: Small shrub, 1-2m high, with angular branchlets Distribution: Inland northern Qld.; on shallow, stony soils Phyllodes: Thick, leathery, blunt, sickle- shaped, 3-6cm x 1-2.5cm Flowers: Yellow spikes, 1-2cm long, borne singly or in pairs in the leaf axils Flowering Period: October to February and sporadic Fruit: Pods, woody, thick, reddish-brown, tapering to …
Acacia longispicata Mimosaceae
Form and Size: Tree to 10m high with large silvery phyllodes Distribution: Generally near the Great Dividing Range in Qld., from Ravenshoe to Kingaroy Phyllodes: Large, blue-green, sickle-shaped, 9-20cm x 1.3-4cm; three prominent longitudinal veins Bark: Rough at base Flowers: Bright yellow spikes, 5-12cm x 0.7- 0.8cm, usually in pairs in the leaf axils Flowering …
Acacia humifusa Mimosaceae
Form and Size: Spreading, semi-prostrate shrub to 1m in height, spreading to 2m Distribution: Across northern Australia, mostly within 100km of the coast, and on sandstone ridges and escarpments in several inland occurrences Phyllodes: Broad, rough, hairy, almost semi-circular, with upper margin curved much more than the lower 3.5-8cm x 2-4.5cm, 3 main longitudinal veins, …
Acacia aulacocarpa Mimosaceae
Brush Ironbark, Hickory Wattle, Brown Salwood Form and Size: Shrub or small tree to 15m. Generally single trunk with spreading crown Distribution: Coastal areas of Qld, NT, northern WA and northern NSW in open forests Phyllodes: Grey-green, sickle-shaped, 5-15cm x 0.6-2.5cm; 1-3 prominent longitudinal veins Bark: Rough, hard and brownish-grey Flowers: Yellow spikes 2-5.5cm x …