Acacia sporadica N.G.Walsh

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

Shrub to 3 m high, root-suckering. Branchlets not pruinose, glabrous. Phyllodes obovate to oblanceolate, occasionally some almost elliptic, usually slightly asymmetric, 2.5–6.5 cm long, (7–) 10–25 (–32) mm wide, obtuse, glaucous, glabrous, with prominent midrib and marginal nerves, penninerved; gland 5–20 mm above pulvinus, infrequently connected to midrib by an obscure oblique nerve. Inflorescences racemose; raceme axes 1.5–7 cm long, glabrous; peduncles 3–6 mm long, glabrous; heads globular, 15–25-flowered, bright lemon-yellow. Flowers 5-merous; sepals united. Pods ±oblong, rarely constricted between seeds, 4–9 cm long, 10–17 mm wide, thinly coriaceous. Seed transverse, oblong to elliptic, 4–5 mm long, slightly shiny, black; funicle pale brown; aril clavate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Grows on rocky hills in Eucalyptus forest or woodland.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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 sporadica world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77061648-1
WFO ID wfo-0000512948
COL ID 8Q3Y
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Synonyms

Acacia sporadica