Acacia fasciculifera F.Muell. ex Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Tree usually to c. 10 m high; canopy dense. Branchlets pendulous, slightly flexuose, normally glabrous. Phyllodes narrowly oblong to narrowly elliptic, 4–15 cm long, 7–20 mm wide, sometimes to 35 mm wide (especially young plants), somewhat coriaceous, normally glabrous; midrib and marginal veins prominent; lateral veins rather obscure and openly anastomosing; gland 0–10 mm above pulvinus, circular to oblong, 0.5–0.7 mm long. Inflorescences 2–8-headed racemes, often appearing as axillary clusters; raceme axes 1–3 (–15) mm long, puberulous; peduncles 1–2 cm long, glabrous or sparsely puberulous; heads globular, 20–40-flowered, cream. Flowers 5-merous; sepals free. Pods to 12.5 cm long, usually 10–13 mm wide, thinly coriaceous; marginal vein prominent. Seeds ±longitudinal, oblong to orbicular, flat, usually 6–7 mm long, slightly shiny, dark brown; funicle thick, scarcely arillate.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 9.0
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found in open Eucalyptus forest on ridges or along creeks, or with Acacia harpophylla. Larger trees are found in valleys, along watercourses and on the lower slopes of hills; at elevations up to 500 metres
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Grows in open Eucalyptus forest on ridges or along creeks, or with Acacia harpophylla.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Sometimes logged for timber.
Uses environmental use fuel material medicinal ornamental timber wood
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 32
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Images

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Distribution

Acacia fasciculifera world distribution map, present in Australia and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470312-1
WFO ID wfo-0000185303
COL ID 8P8T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Racosperma fasciculiferum Acacia fasciculifera Acacia penninervis var. stenophylla