Acacia urophylla

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Acacia urophylla
A. urophylla habit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. urophylla
Binomial name
Acacia urophylla
Benth.
Occurrence data from AVH
A. urophylla foliage and flowers
A. urophylla near Pemberton

Acacia urophylla, commonly known as pointed leaved acacia, tall-leaved acacia,[1] veined wattle[2] or net-leaved wattle,[3] is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae endemic to Western Australia.

Description

The erect slender and open shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft).

seed pods with a twisted narrowly linear shape that are around 14 cm (5.5 in) in length and 2 to 4 mm (0.079 to 0.157 in) wide. Each pod contains severalglossy dark brown seeds with an oblong to elliptic shape and a length of 3 to 4 mm (0.118 to 0.157 in).[1]

The shrub is dieback resistant.[5]

Taxonomy

The species was first formally described by

Edwards's Botanical Register. It was reclassified in 2003 by Leslie Pedley as Racosperma urophyllum and transferred back into the genus Acacia in 2006. Other synonyms include; Acacia smilacifolia, Acacia smilacifolia var. glaberrima, Acacia smilacifolia var. smilacifolia, Acacia urophylla var. glaberrima and Acacia urophylla var. urophylla.[6]

The

Greek words uro- meaning elongated appendage and phylla meaning leaves referring to the shape of the leaves.[7]

A. urophylla belongs to the Acacia myrtifolia group as a result of the flower structure and is most closely related to Acacia scalpelliformis.[1]

Distribution

It is native to an area in from the south of New Norcia in the Wheatbelt, extending south through the Peel and South West to around Augusta and then east to around Walpole in the Great Southern region of Western Australia where it is found in along watercourses and other damp locations growing in lateritic soils.[4] In southwestern areas it is commonly part of the understorey in the Eucalyptus diversicolor forests and can form dense stands after bushfires following fire. In the north it is found less frequently and occurs as disjunct populations along creeks in Eucalyptus marginata forest and woodland communities.[1]

Cultivation

The species is available commercially in seed form.[2][5] The seeds need to be pre-treated with boiling water[2] or scarified prior to planting. It is used for the rehabilitation of disturbed sites within its native range.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Acacia urophylla". World Wide Wattle. Western Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Acacia urophylla Veined Wattle". Nindethana Australian Seeds. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ Peter Llewellyn (2018). "Acacia urophylla Net-leaved Wattle". Australian wildflowers. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^
    Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
    .
  5. ^ a b "Acacia urophylla". Apace WA. 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Acacia urophylla Benth". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Eucalyptus urophylla". WorldAgroforestryCenter. 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Recommended species list for the rehabilitation of disturbed sits in the Shire of Denmark" (PDF). Shire of Denmark. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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