Acacia chrysotricha
| Newry golden wattle | |
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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. chrysotricha
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia chrysotricha | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia chrysotricha, commonly known as the Newry golden wattle or the Bellinger River wattle,
Description
The tree typically grows to a height of 6 to 21 metres (20 to 69 ft) and has fissured grey to red-brown bark. It inconspicuously ridged branchlets that have a surface densely covered with spreading golden, grey or fawn coloured hairs. The tips of immature foliage is villous and a deep golden colour. The leaves are a dark green colour but lighter underneath. They are composed of 12 to 20 pairs of
Distribution
In is endemic to a small area in the north eastern corner of New South Wales within the Brierfield- Newry State Forest region where it is often situated in steep narrow gullies growing in quartzite based soils as a part of tall open forest communities or in rainforest communities as a component of the understory.[2] It is known from two locations within the Jaaningga Nature Reserve where 1,200 individuals are known and two much smaller populations of around 30 individuals near the Gladstone State Forest over a total area of approximately 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi).[3]
See also
References
- ^ . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia chrysotricha Tindale, Contr. New South Wales Natl Herb . 4: 20 (1966)". World Wide Wattle. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Acacia chrysotricha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 9 September 2016.