Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia

Sydney Golden Wattle at Jerrabomberra, ACT

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Identification history

Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia	10 May 2017	BettyDonWood
Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia	10 May 2017	BettyDonWood
Acacia implexa	7 May 2017	BettyDonWood
Unidentified	7 May 2017	Mike

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Old pods are twisted and very small.

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BettyDonWood wrote:

8 May 2017

I think I can see parallel veins in some of the leaves..

Mike wrote:

8 May 2017

The buds indicate A. longifolia subsp. longifolia but the pods are atypical. I have just examined another A. longifolia but there are no old pods on it.

BettyDonWood wrote:

8 May 2017

Are you sure there are not two species growing close together? The pods are on one branch and the flower buds are on the other. Flora descriptions do not really differentiate the leaves.

Mike wrote:

9 May 2017

Photos added. Pods are curled but about 4mm wide constricted between seeds and 50-70mm long.

Mike wrote:

11 May 2017

New closeup of flower buds added. These immature spikes are A. longifolia. I think the old pods were hanging on because of the sheltered position. This is a multistem shrub rather than a small tree. The A. implexa nearby are flowering at present with an open structure of inflorescence.

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