Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Acacia pycnantha, most commonly known as the golden wattle, is a tree of the family Fabaceae. It grows to a height of 8 metres (26 feet) and has phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks) instead of true leaves. The profuse fragrant, golden flowers appear in late winter and spring, followed by long seed pods.
The Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha) was officially proclaimed the Floral Emblem of Australia on 1 September 1988. [ 10 ] Australia's state flowers have been featured on series of postage stamps twice—a set of six stamps in July 1968, each showing the flowers of one state, [ 11 ] and a series of seven stamps, showing the six state flowers and ...
This article is a list of Acacia species (sensu lato) that are known to contain psychoactive alkaloids, or are suspected of containing such alkaloids due to being psychoactive. The presence and constitution of alkaloids in nature can be highly variable, due to environmental and genetic factors.
Acacia: acacias and wattles; Acacia albida: winter thorn acacia Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Acacia aneura: mulga acacia Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Acacia angustissima: prairie acacia Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea' purple-leaf acacia Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Acacia choriophylla: cinnecord Fabaceae ...
Acacia saligna GBIF.org: occurrence data [6] Acacia saligna has become an invasive species outside its natural range due to the following contributing factors: [4] Widespread planting outside its native area; Rapid growth in soil with low levels of nutrients; Early reproductive maturity; Large quantity of seeds produced; Ability of seeds to ...
The genus contains at least 11 species. Some of these species infect plants in the family Mimosoideae including Acacia, Paraserianthes and Falcataria. [2] Most species are considered to be specific to only one host species of plant, such as Uromycladium simplex on Acacia pycnantha [3] and Uromycladium falcatarium on Falcataria moluccana. [2]
Acacia s.l. (pronounced / ə ˈ k eɪ ʃ ə / or / ə ˈ k eɪ s i ə /), known commonly as mimosa, acacia, thorntree or wattle, [2] is a polyphyletic genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. It was described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773 based on the African species Acacia nilotica.
The gold colour represents the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha), which is Australia's national flower. The uniforms of Australia's national sports teams are usually green and gold. [8] The golden wattle flower, and the colours green and gold, are also featured on the Coat of arms of Australia.