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Acacia uncinata
Scientific Name: Acacia uncinata
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Acacia uncinata: An Overview
Acacia uncinata, also known as Round-leaf Wattle or Weeping Wattle, is an Australian shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family.
Considerations for Pets and Children
- The plant is described as having branchlets.
- It may be found in home gardens.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Acacia uncinata Lindl.
- Family: Fabaceae (Mimosoideae subfamily)
- Synonyms:
- Acacia oleifolia A.Cunn. ex G.Don
- Acacia undulifolia var. dysophylla (Benth.) Benth.
- Acacia dysophylla Benth.
- Alternative Names:
- Leguminosae Acacia uncinata Engl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10(1-2) : 21. 1888 6 Jul 1888. 10(1-2): 21 1888
- Acacia uncinata var. humilis Benth
Distribution and Habitat
- Acacia uncinata is native to Australia, specifically eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Australia.
- It can be found scattered in open forests, often preferring sandstone and well-drained soils.
Morphological Characteristics
- It is an openly branched, often spindly shrub, typically reaching heights of 1 to 3 meters. Some mention up to 2.5 m high.
- The branchlets are erect, terete to slightly ridged, and densely hairy.
- It can sometimes grow as a straggly shrub with pendulous branches.
- The phyllodes (modified leaf stalks that function as leaves) are grey-green and ovate.
Other Information
- The species was first described by John Lindley in 1830.
- It is part of the Acacia subgenus Phyllodineae.
Resources and Further Information
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
- PlantNET Flora Online
- Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG)
- Encyclopedia of Life
- B and T World Seeds' database