Acacia alpina
| Alpine wattle | |
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| In the Australian National Botanic Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. alpina
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia alpina | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia longifolia var. alpina F.Muell.[2]
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Acacia alpina (alpine wattle) is an evergreen[3] shrub that is endemic to south eastern Australia.
Description
The shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 2 m (3 ft 3 in to 6 ft 7 in) to around 10 m (33 ft) wide and has a tangled appearance. The branchlets have caducous deltate
seed pods that resemble a string of beads and are curved or coiled with a length of 3 to 8 cm (1.2 to 3.1 in) and a width of 3.5 to 6 mm (0.14 to 0.24 in). The pods contain narrowly elliptic seeds with a length of 3.5 to 5 mm (0.14 to 0.20 in).[4]
Distribution
The shrub has a disjunct distribution and is found in the
Victorian highlands. It is found in hilltops and ranges and plateaus with an altitude of 1,300 to 1,800 m (4,300 to 5,900 ft). It is often situated in granitic and windswept areas and sometimes forms dense thickets. It is often a part of woodland and heathlands communities.[4]
It is a close relative of Acacia phlebophylla and they tend to hybridize. It often can be found in alpine and subalpine areas of Australia. [4] A. alpina flowers from October to November.[5] In gardening it is used as "ground cover."[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Acacia alpina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ^ a b ontariogardening.com
- ^ a b c d "Acacia alpina". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ PlantNET
External links
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