Acacia fimbriata A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Fringed wattle (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Shrub or tree to 6 m high. Branchlets slender, with indumentum of short, spreading to appressed hairs often confined to the fine ribs, sometimes glabrous. Phyllodes linear to narrowly oblong-elliptic or narrowly lanceolate, usually 2–5 cm long and 2–5 mm wide with l: w ratio = 5–25, acute to obtuse-mucronulate, thin, sparsely to densely fimbriolate with appressed hairs, sometimes glabrous; midrib fine; lateral veins few and obscure; glands 1, rarely 2, ± prominent but not or only slightly exserted, with the lowermost 1–6 mm above pulvinus. Inflorescences racemose; raceme axes 1.5–7.5 cm long, slender, glabrous or hairy; peduncles 1.5–5 mm long, slender, glabrous or hairy; heads showy, globular, 8–20-flowered, usually bright golden. Flowers 5-merous; sepals c. ¾-united, often partially separating with age. Pods to 8 cm long, 5–9 mm wide, firmly chartaceous, commonly pruinose, glabrous. Seeds longitudinal, oblong-elliptic, 4–5 mm long, subshiny, black; aril clavate.
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Bushy shrub or tree to c. 7 m high. Branchlets slender, angled at extremities, dark reddish, glabrous. Phyllodes narrowly linear, 4-8 cm long, 1-1.6 mm wide, acute, occasionally obtuse-mucronate, thin, glabrous; midrib fine; lateral nerves absent or few and obscure; gland 7-17 mm above pulvinus, small but somewhat prominent and exserted, with pore transverse and commonly at distal end of gland. Inflorescences racemose; raceme axes 2.5-4 cm long, slender, glabrous; heads globular, small, 9-12-flowered, commonly lime yellow; peduncles 2-4 mm long, glabrous. Flowers mostly 5-merous; sepals united. Pods (immature) slightly constricted between seeds, convex on opposite sides over alternate seeds, to 7.5 cm long, 5 mm wide, moderately pruinose, glabrous. Seeds longitudinal.
Unarmed shrub or small tree. Leaves phyllodic, apparently simple, linear to narrowly oblong-elliptic, 2-4.5 cm long, 2-5 mm wide, narrowed basally, with a single main longitudinal nerve, margins typically densely ciliate, usually with a rounded gland near the base. Flowers in small round heads, arranged in axillary racemes. Pods linear-oblong, straight, flattened, up to 7 cm long and 7 mm wide, dehiscent.
Small tree or shrub, 1.5-10.0 m high. Leaves phyllodia, apparently simple, green, glabrous, linear to narrowly oblong-elliptic, straight, 20-45 x 2-5 mm, narrowed at base, single prominent midvein, margins densely ciliate. Flowers globular heads in axillary racemes, bright yellow. Flowering time July, Aug. Pod brown, linear-oblong, 70 x 7 mm, straight, flattened, dehiscent.
A tall shrub or small tree. It is often crooked. It grows 6 m tall. The bark is grey-brown and smooth. The branches can be flattened. The leaves (phyllodes) are alternate and dark green. They are 2-6 cm long by 2-5 mm wide. The tip has a sharp point. The flowers are bright yellow in round heads. The fruit is a flat pod.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0 - 6.5
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Favours moist sites near streams and on margins of light rainforest, and occurs on hillsides as an understorey in eucalypt woodland or open forest.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in moist gullies and near creeks. It is often on sandy or stony soil.
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Soil humidity 10-12
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

The gum and seeds were probably eaten after processing.
Uses gum
Edible gums seeds
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from treated seed. It can also be grown by cuttings.
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Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

Acacia fimbriata unspecified picture

Distribution

Acacia fimbriata world distribution map, present in Australia, India, New Zealand, and South Africa

Conservation status

Acacia fimbriata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470327-1
WFO ID wfo-0000195813
COL ID 8P96
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acacia perangusta Racosperma perangustum Acacia fimbriata Racosperma fimbriatum Acacia fimbriata var. perangusta Acacia prominens var. fimbriata Acacia prominens var. whiteana Acacia fimbriata var. glabra