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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.
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.
The New South Wales waratah was considered alongside the wattle Acacia pycnantha, although lost out to the latter in 1912. The economist and botanist R. T. Baker proposed that the waratah's endemism to the Australian continent made it a better choice than the wattle, as well as the prominence of its flowers
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.
This is the time when many Acacia species (commonly called wattles in Australia), are in flower. So, people wear a sprig of the flowers and leaves to celebrate the day. Although the national floral emblem of Australia is a particular species, named the golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha), any acacia can be worn to celebrate the day.
Acacia, commonly known as wattles [3] [4] or acacias, is a genus of about 1,084 species of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae.
Acacia pycnantha [9] Bahamas: Lignum Vitae: Guaiacum sanctum [10] [11] [12] Bangladesh: Mango tree (Aam Gaachh) Mangifera indica [13] Belarus: Oak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial) Quercus, Quercus robur [14] Belize: Honduras mahogany: Swietenia macrophylla [15] Bhutan: Bhutan cypress: Cupressus cashmeriana [16] Brazil: Brazilwood: Paubrasilia ...
Acacia sensu lato, polyphyletic genus of plants commonly known as wattle, especially in Australian English Acacia. Black wattle, common name for several species of acacia; Golden wattle, Acacia pycnantha, species of acacia which is the official floral emblem of Australia