Acacia awestoniana R.S.Cowan & Maslin

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Shrub 2.5–3 m tall, resinous, viscid. Branchlets glabrous. Stipules persistent, obliquely ovate, 2–4 mm long. Phyllodes patent, obliquely widely elliptic to elliptic, 1.5–3 cm long, 11–22 mm wide, undulate, obtuse to truncate and cuspidate, coriaceous, glabrous, with 3–6 main longitudinal nerves and sparingly reticulate between; gland ±basal. Inflorescences 1–3-headed racemes; raceme axes 2–7 mm long, puberulous; peduncles 12–20 mm long, glabrous; basal bract 1.5–2.5 mm long; heads globular, 5–6 mm diam., 54–60-flowered, golden; bracteoles peltate, acuminate. Flowers 5-merous; sepals ¾-united. Pods narrowly oblong, straight, to 2.2 cm long, 3–5 mm wide, villous. Seeds oblique (?), oblong-elliptic, ±4 mm long, glossy, brown; aril terminal.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 3.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Grows in Wandoo (Eucalyptus wandoo) woodland.
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Acacia awestoniana world distribution map, present in Australia

Conservation status

Acacia awestoniana threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:939596-1
WFO ID wfo-0000202163
COL ID 64C9F
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Racosperma awestonianum Acacia awestoniana