Acacia drummondii Lindl.

Drummond's wattle (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Shrub usually 0.2–2 m tall. Branchlet indumentum variable, rarely absent. Stipules 1–4 mm long. Pinnae 1–4 pairs, 2–10 mm long (proximal pinnae), 4–20 mm long (distal pinnae); petiole 0.5–5 mm long; rachis 2–20 mm long; pinnules 2 or 3 pairs (proximal pinnae), 2–7 pairs (distal pinnae), oblong to narrowly oblong or obovate, 3–12 mm long, 1–6 mm wide, obliquely narrowed at apex, flat or revolute, green or glaucous, glabrous or hairy; gland on petiole and/or rachis at base of pinnae, sessile. Inflorescences simple, normally 1 per axil; peduncles 10–30 mm long, rarely glabrous; spikes 10–40 mm long, pale yellow to golden. Flowers 5-merous; sepals ½–¾-united; petals glabrous or hairy. Pods narrowly oblong, 1.5–5 cm long, 3.5–8 mm wide, with indumentum variable. Seeds transverse to oblique, oblong to elliptic, 2–3.5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 1.9
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Acacia drummondii unspecified picture

Distribution

Acacia drummondii world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470215-1
WFO ID wfo-0000203264
COL ID 8P6P
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Acacia drummondii Acacia drummondi Racosperma drummondii Acacia drummondii var. typica Acacia drummondii subsp. drummondii

Lower taxons

Acacia drummondii subsp. elegans Acacia drummondii subsp. affinis Acacia drummondii subsp. candolleana