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Acacia floribunda

White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle at Isaacs, ACT

Acacia floribunda at Isaacs, ACT - 31 Jul 2016
Acacia floribunda at Isaacs, ACT - 31 Jul 2016
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Acacia floribunda 23 Sep 2017 BettyDonWood
Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia 3 Aug 2016 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 2 Aug 2016 Mike

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4 comments

Mike wrote:
   3 Aug 2016
I will probably be told this is Acacia longifolia but if that's the case there is a different Acacia longifolia on Isaacs Ridge as well, with different inflorescence, leaves and flowering time.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   3 Aug 2016
It certainly looks very like Acacia longifolia. Here are the diagnostics. http://worldwidewattle.com/imagegallery/image.php?p=0&l=l&id=17464&o=1
4-merous refers to the number of petals in individual tiny flowers. I use a x 20 microscope when looking at that feature. A hand lens is not powerful enough to see it.
Mike wrote:
   3 Aug 2016
You will see why I get confused if you look at http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1945870 and http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/1944413 but NSW PlantNet shows there can be quite a bit of leaf variation. At least it keeps my brain exercised.
Varanus wrote:
   24 Sep 2017
A site visit on 23 Sep 2017 confirmed Acacia floribunda. Many small specimens were noted over a wide area, with the obvious sources being large trees in nearby gardens and from a laneway leading from Kaepel Place onto the reserve.

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