[image to be added] Form and Size: Medium bushy tree to 10 m. Distribution: Coastal areas of Qld., as far south as Coolum. Phyllodes: Broad, sickle-shaped, thick, 9-24cm x 2-4cm, dark green with 3 prominent veins and network of secondary veins. Flowers: Cream ball flowers in large clusters. Flowering Period: Variable, often flowering several times …
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Acacia dictyophleba Mimosaceae
[image to be added] Form and Size: Small to medium shrub 1-4m in height with ribbed, sticky branches. Distribution: Central Australia and in the White Mountains area in north Qld.; in open woodland Phyllodes: Lance-shaped, smooth, sticky, scented, 4-7cm x 0.5-1.8cm; network of prominent veins. Flowers: Bright yellow ball flowers, borne singly or in pairs …
Acacia decora Mimosaceae
Showy Wattle, Western Silver Wattle [image to be added] Form and Size: Medium to large shrub 2m to 5m high. Distribution: West of the Dividing Range in Qld., N.S.W. and Vic. on stony ridges and sandy soils in open forests. Phyllodes: Smooth, leathery, bluish-grey to green up to 5cm long; prominent central vein.Bark: Smooth and …
Acacia crassicarpa Mimosaceae
[image to be added] Form and Size: Small to medium tree, 6-15m in height. Distribution: Coastal districts of north-eastern Qld., and P.N.G.; usually along stream banks. Phyllodes: Sickle-shaped, covered with a blue-grey bloom, 11-20cm x 1-3.5cm; 3-5 prominent yellowish veins running into the lower margin at the base. Flowers: Yellow spikes, 4-6cm long, in small …
Acacia cincinnata Mimosaceae
Daintree Wattle [image to be added] Form and Size: Large shrub to 6m in height; golden yellow new growth. Distribution: Rainforests of north-eastern Qld. Phyllodes: Blue-green, sickle-shaped. 10-l5cm x 1.5-2.5cm: 3 prominent longitudinal veins radiating from the lower margin at the base. Flowers: Yellow spikes, 1-3cm long, borne singly or in pairs in the leaf …
Acacia catenulata Mimosaceae
Bendee [image to be added] Form and Size: Small to medium tree with fluted trunk and short horizontal branches. Distribution: Inland southern and central Qld. as far north as White Mountains; on shallow rocky soils, often in pure stands. Phyllodes: Narrow, lance-shaped, curved, smooth, leathery, 3.5-9cm x 0.3-0.6cm; numerous longitudinal veins. Bark: Hard and furrowed. …