Acacia brownii

Acacia brownii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. brownii
Binomial name
Acacia brownii
(Poir.) Steud.[1]
Synonyms
  • Acacia brownei orth. var. (Poir.) Steud.
  • Acacia ulicifolia var. brownei orth. var. (Poir.) Pedley
  • Acacia juniperina var. brownei orth. var. (Poir.) Benth.
  • Mimosa brownii Poir.
  • Racosperma brownii (Poir.) Pedley

Acacia brownii, commonly known as heath wattle, is an erect or spreading shrub which is endemic to Australia.[2]

It grows to between 0.3 and 1 metre high and has rigid, terete phyllodes. The globular yellow flowerheads appear singly in the leaf axils from August to November, followed by curved flat, seed pods that are 1.5 to 8 cm long and 3 to 5 mm wide.[2]

The species occurs on sandy or clay loam in dry sclerophyll forest, woodland or heath in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Acacia brownii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  2. 1 2 3 "Acacia brownii". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
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