Acacia boormanii

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Snowy River wattle
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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. boormanii
Binomial name
Acacia boormanii
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Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia boormanii, commonly called Snowy River wattle, is a medium, (sometimes) suckering, multi-stemmed, copse-forming shrub, belonging to the genus Acacia.

Its native range is the Snowy River in the alpine country of southeastern Australia. It thrives best on well drained soils, but also tolerates compacted clay soils or soils with some salinity.

Description

This evergreen, frost-hardy, rounded shrub grows to a height of 4.5 m (15 ft), and a diameter of 1.8 to 3.6 m (6–12 ft). Its silvery branches carry small, gray-green leaves. The narrow phyllodes are about 8 cm long.

Its inflorescence consists of lemon-yellow, globular flower heads, profusely borne in panicles, lasting four to six weeks.

This wattle is very popular in cultivation. [2]

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Acacia boormanii in nature

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References

  1. "Acacia boormanii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 December 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Acacia boormanii". Australian Native Plants Society (Australia). Retrieved 2023-12-15.