Acacia iteaphylla
| Flinders Range 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. iteaphylla
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia iteaphylla Benth. | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Acacia iteaphylla, commonly known as Flinders Range wattle,[1][2] Port Lincoln wattle, winter wattle and willow-leaved wattle,[3] is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to South Australia.
Description
The shrub has a weeping habit and typically grows to a height of 2 to 5 metres (6.6 to 16.4 ft)
Taxonomy
The species was first formally named by the botanist George Bentham in 1855 as part of the work Plantae Muellerianae: Mimoseae. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde. It was reclassified as Racosperma iteaphyllum by Leslie Pedley in 2003 but transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006. The only other known synonym is Acacia iteaphylla var. iteaphylla as described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859.[8]
The species name is taken from the
Distribution
It is native to the
Cultivation
The shrub is sold commercially for cultivation in seedling in seed form. It can take full sun or partial shade, can grow in saline soils and is frost tolerant and drought tolerant once established. Used in gardens as an ornamental screen or as a low windbreak,[1] as it is fast growing and has attractive foliage.[2] The best known cultivar of A. iteaphylla is a low-growing form called Acacia "Parsons Cascade".[3] Seeds need to be scarified or treated with boiling water prior to planting.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Acacia iteaphylla". Australian Native Plants. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Acacia iteaphylla". ERA nurseries. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Government of Queensland. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ a b "Acacia iteaphylla". Wattles - genus Acacia. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Acacia iteaphylla F.Muell. ex Benth". PlantNet. Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Acacia iteaphylla (Leguminosae) Willow-leaf Wattle". Seeds of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Acacia iteaphylla F.Muell. ex Benth. Flinders Range Wattle". World Wide Wattle. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 20 September 2018.