Acacia mucronata
| Narrow-leaved Wattle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. mucronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia mucronata Willd. ex H.L.Wendl.[1] | |
Acacia mucronata (Narrow-leaved Wattle) is a small evergreen tree in the legume family native to the states of Tasmania and Victoria in southeast Australia. It often grows as an understory tree or shrub in eucalypt forest or as a dominant in scrubland. In drier regions of its distribution, like in northeast Tasmania, it often grows along creeks and sheltered coastlines where its leaves are longer and greener than populations growing in higher rainfall areas.
Acacia mucronata ranges in height from 5 to 9 m. It has hermaphrodite flowers which appear in March. Its roots are nitrogen fixing.[2]
References
- ↑ "Acacia mucronata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "Acacia mucronata Narrow-Leaf Wattle PFAF Plant Database".