Family: Fabaceae-Mimosoideae
Plant: A prostrate or decumbent shrub from 30cm to 2m high.
Flowers: 1 or 2 cylindrical golden yellow heads in axils of phyllodes.
Flowering: July-October.
Fruit: Pod 6-10cm long and 2.5-6mm wide and curved.
Leaves: Phyllode, broad lanceolate 4-11cm long and 1-3cm wide, tough, erect with blunt or rounded tips and 2 to 4 longitudinal veins prominent.
Habitat: Heathland on both sandstone and sand dunes.
Features: Found in coastal areas. 1 or 2 cylindrical golden flower heads in axils of the phyllodes. Shorter phyllodes than Acacia longifolia.
Name:
Acacia From Greek akis = a sharp point because of the thorns on Acacia arabica, a species known from antiquity.
longifolia From Latin longus = long or extended and folius = leaf (referring to its long phyllodes).
sophorae From its similarity to the yellow-flowered Pacific Pea Bush Sophorae tormentosa.
Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Cylindrical, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
7,8,9,10 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Pod |
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Colour |
Green, Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Oval |
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Length |
Medium |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
- |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Heathland, Beach strand |
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