A Wattle at Corfield, QLD
Identification history
| Acacia sp. | 6 Dec 2024 | RWPurdie | ||
| Hakea leucoptera | 23 Jul 2024 | lbradley |
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6 comments
Tapirlord
wrote:
25 Jul 2024
I'm not sure Hakea leucoptera occurs in this system, but even so the foliage isn't terete and it should be if it were that species. It could be Grevillea striata, but judging by those galls I reckon it's and Acacia. Maybe Acacia cyperophylla
RWPurdie
wrote:
6 Dec 2024
It's definitely an Acacia; can't be sure of the species without flowers or fruit.
lbradley
wrote:
7 Dec 2024
I was at the Age of Dinosaurs Museum using their Field Guide. H. leucoptera is listed. A. aneura also included and 1 of my photos vaguely shows fruit but it’s a very bad photo. I thought the fruit and stiffness and needle like consistency of the leaves (I know not botanical terminology) made it look more like the “needlepoint” hakea. But if you are sure it’s an acacia, it’s probably A. aneura. None of the other acacias come close.
RWPurdie
wrote:
7 Dec 2024
Hakea leucoptera has cylindrical leaves with a stiff point; those in your photo are linear but flat (2-3 mm wide). It's certainly in the 'Acacia aneura group' which includes several species, all previously called Acacia aneura, but that are now considered separate species - this is why fruits and flowers are needed to be sure which species it is.
RWPurdie
wrote:
8 Dec 2024
I wouldn't call it failing!! I just happened to choose a career as a botanist that included mapping the vegetation in western Queensland, which meant spending many many hours with a binocular microscope identifying its plants. Most people don't get the chance to do that!
Location information
- Coordinates 143.183273-22.477317
- Altitude 276.6m
- Places Corfield, QLD
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Jul 2024 12:48 PM Recorded on
- lbradley Recorded by
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Plants Wattles lbradley Central West Queensland NatureMapr
Species information
- Acacia sp. Scientific name
- A Wattle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1029.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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