Acacia aspera

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Rough wattle
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Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps in Brisbane Ranges National Park, Victoria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. aspera
Binomial name
Acacia aspera
Synonyms [1]
List
    • Acacia aspera var. densifolia(Benth.) Benth.
    • Acacia densifoliaBenth.
    • Acacia erythrocephala A.Cunn. ex Benth.
    • Acacia strigosa Lindl. nom. illeg.
    • Racosperma asperum(Lindl.) Pedley
Subspecies aspera in Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Acacia aspera subsp. aspera.jpg
Subspecies aspera in Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

Acacia aspera, commonly known as rough wattle, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-east of continental Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with oblong to narrowly oblong or elliptic phyllodes, one or two spherical heads of cream-coloured to golden-yellow flowers and narrowly oblong pods up to 60 mm (2.4 in) long.

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Description

Acacia aspera is a spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.5–2 m (1 ft 8 in – 6 ft 7 in) and has branchlets that are hairy and ribbed. Its phyllodes are oblong to narrowly oblong or elliptic, 6–30 mm (0.24–1.18 in) long and mostly 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) wide with a prominent midrib. The flowers are borne in one or two spherical heads 4–9 mm (0.16–0.35 in) in diameter on peduncles 2–16 mm (0.079–0.630 in) long, each head with 24 to 50 cream-coloured to golden flowers. Flowering occurs from August to October and the pods are narrowly oblong to linear, papery to thinly leathery, 20–60 mm (0.79–2.36 in) long and 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in) wide, containing shiny dark brown seeds 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long with an aril on the end. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Taxonomy

Acacia aspera was first formally described in 1838 by English botanist John Lindley in Thomas Mitchell's journal Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia, [6] [7] based on a collection made near present-day Swan Hill in Victoria during Thomas Mitchell's 1836 expedition. [4]

In 2004, Neville Grant Walsh described subspecies parviceps in the journal Muelleria , [8] and that name, and the name of the autonym are accepted by the Australian Plant Census:

Putative hybrids between Acacia aspera and Acacia montana have been recorded in the Bendigo Whipstick region. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs in ranges from the Grampians eastward to the Warby Ranges in Victoria and from Yass northward to Peak Hill in New South Wales. It is found on sandy or gravelly soils in open forest or mallee communities. [3] [2] [13]

Subspecies parviceps is restricted to Victoria, mainly from sites west of Melbourne, where it grows in open forest. Plants from the Bacchus Marsh area are intermediate between the two subspecies. [13]

Conservation status

Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps is listed as "endangered" under the Victorian Government Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 . [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Kodela, Phillip G. "Acacia aspera". Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Maslin, Bruce R. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Acacia aspera". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Acacia aspera". World Wide Wattle. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ↑ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  6. ↑ "Acacia aspera". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ↑ Lindley, J. in Mitchell, T.L. (1838) Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia 2: 139
  8. 1 2 3 4 Walsh, Neville G. (2004). "Two new wattles endemic to Victoria". Muelleria. 19: 6–7. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "Acacia aspera subsp. aspera". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Messina, Andre; Stajsic, Val. "Acacia aspera subsp. aspera". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  11. ↑ Maslin, Bruce R. Kodela, Phillip G.; Orchard, Anthony E. (eds.). "Acacia aspera subsp. aspera". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 Messina, Andre; Stajsic, Val. "Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Maslin, Bruce R. Kodela, Phillip G.; Orchard, Anthony E. (eds.). "Acacia aspera subsp. parviceps". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
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