Family: Fabaceae-Mimosoideae
Plant: A prostrate to erect shrub up to 2m high with angular and flattened reddish-grey branches.
Flowers: Globular, pale yellow flower heads in axillary racemes.
Flowering: May-August.
Fruit: Narrow, erect, curved brown pod up to 11cm long and about 5mm wide with thickened margins.
Leaves: Phyllode, elliptic to ovate 2-9cm long and 5-30mm wide with red margins, a conspicuous marginal gland and a prominent mid-vein ending in a small blunt point.
Habitat: Dry sclerophyll forest and heathland on sandy soils.
Features: Phyllodes have a conspicuous marginal gland and red margins. Pods erect. Globular pale yellow flowers heads in axillary racemes. Elongated gland on the margin of the phyllodes.
Name:
Acacia From Greek akis = a sharp point because of the thorns on Acacia arabica, a species known from antiquity.
myrtifolia From Latin myrtus = myrtle and folius = leaf (referring to its leaves being similar to those of the European Myrtle).
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Globular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Cream, Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
5,6,7,8 |
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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 |
Oil dots/Glands |
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Bark |
Smooth |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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