Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle at Garran, ACT
Identification history
| Acacia pravissima | 23 Jun 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Acacia cultriformis | 22 Jun 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Acacia pravissima | 10 May 2017 | Mike |
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6 comments
Mike
wrote:
11 May 2017
Should be O'Malley or Mugga Mugga Nature Reserve. Wrong side of the road for Garran.
Varanus
wrote:
23 Jun 2017
This photo appears to be A. cultriformis. The reasons are:
the size of the phyllode in relation to the stem is large;
the phyllode is glaucous;
there appears to be only one main vein;
there is a small hooked mucro on the top of the phylode
the size of the phyllode in relation to the stem is large;
the phyllode is glaucous;
there appears to be only one main vein;
there is a small hooked mucro on the top of the phylode
Mike
wrote:
23 Jun 2017
I will try to get some better photos but I think it is A, pravissima. The mucro is common to both A. pravissima and A. cultiformis and the second vein is not always obvious on A. pravissima. I aso look at the angle between the phyllode and the stem. Do these species hybridise? I know A. cultriformis is somewhat variable in phyllode shape.
Varanus
wrote:
23 Jun 2017
Mike, they do hybridise but not commonly. I have only seen 2 plants where I suspected hybridisation. Did you use flash when taking the photo, as this sometimes affects the colouration of the phyllodes. I want to sort this out as pravissima, cultriformis and vestita appear to cause some confusion in photographs. i will call in and see the tree in the near future.
Mike
wrote:
23 Jun 2017
Another feature to look at is the location of the gland. This is clear in the second photo.
Mike
wrote:
24 Jun 2017
Photo added to show the two veins. Now I remember why I photographed this plant - there is an A. cultriformis about 5 metres away ( see Nearby sightings). They are quite different when you see them together.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.111420-35.345898
- Altitude 635.4m
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 May 2017 04:17 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Wattles Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Acacia pravissima Scientific name
- Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1292.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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