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red-leaf wattle

Scientific Name: Acacia rubida

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Acacia rubida: Red-stem Wattle

Acacia rubida, commonly known as Red-stem Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle, or Red-leaf Wattle, is a shrub or tree native to Australia. Its distinctive feature is often the reddish hue of its stems.

Considerations for Pets

  • The text indicates a high allergen potential for Acacia rubida.
  • The term 'red-eyed wattle' is mentioned in context with twisted seed pods.

Considerations for Children

  • The text indicates a high allergen potential for Acacia rubida.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Acacia rubida A.Cunn.
  • Family: Fabaceae (Legume, pea, bean family)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Synonyms/Alternate Names: Red-leaf Wattle, Red-stemmed Wattle, Red Leaf Wattle, Redleaf Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle, red-stem acacia.

Distribution and Habitat

  • The plant is native to Australia.
  • It can be found in the Bullen Range Nature Reserve above the Murrumbidgee River.
  • It is adapted to cope with hot, dry climates.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Typically grows as an erect, usually bushy shrub or tree, ranging from 2 to 10 meters in height.
  • Bark is finely fissured and brownish.
  • Branchlets can be angled or terete and are usually glabrous.
  • Mature plants often have bipinnate leaves with a rachis 4-8 cm long and 3 or 4 pairs.
  • Like many *Acacia* species, it possesses phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks that look like leaves) rather than true leaves when mature. Phyllodes range from 5 to 20 cm long.

Quirky Facts

  • The text mentions a red-flowered Cinnamon Wattle found in Victoria in 1995 by bushwalkers.
  • Wattles, in general, are Australia's national emblem.

Ecological Role

  • Wattles are tolerant of a broad range of conditions and adapted to cope with hot, dry climates.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • The leaves of some *Acacia* species are noted to exude a substance that can disturb or poison fish in waterholes. (Note: This is in reference to *Acacia monticola*, not directly *Acacia rubida*.)

Further Information

  • Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Acacia rubida.