Acacia dietrichiana

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Dietrich wattle
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Sketch of A. dietrichina from Iconography of Australian species of Acacia and cognate genera
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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. dietrichiana
Binomial name
Acacia dietrichiana
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Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms [1]
  • Acacia juncifolia var. planifolia Benth.
  • Racosperma dietrichianum(F.Muell.) Pedley

Acacia dietrichiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Queensland in Australia. It is a shrub or tree with narrowly linear phyllodes, spherical heads of bright golden yellow flowers and thinly leathery pods that resemble a string of beads.

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Description

Acacia dietrichiana is a sparingly branched shrub or tree that typically grows to a height of up to 6 m (20 ft) and has slender, dark reddish brown branchlets. Its phyllodes are narrowly linear, straight to slightly curved, 130–230 mm (5.1–9.1 in) long and 1.5–5 mm (0.059–0.197 in) wide with a single vein and a gland up to 6 mm (0.24 in) above the base of the phyllode. The flowers are borne in up to three spherical heads in axils on a peduncle 8–11 mm (0.31–0.43 in) long, each head with 20 to 30 bright golden yellow flowers. The pods are thinly leathery, up to 60 mm (2.4 in) long and 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) wide and resemble a string of beads. The seeds are about 4 mm (0.16 in) long and lack an aril. [2] [3] [4]

Taxonomy

Acacia dietrichiana was first formally described in 1882 by Ferdinand von Mueller in Southern Science Record from specimens collected by Amalie Dietrich near Lake Elphinstone. [5] [6]

Distribution and habitat

This species of wattle grows in woodland in soils derived from sandstone, and is widespread but uncommon in central Queensland from east of Tambo and along the Great Dividing Range to Lucy Creek (west of Ingham). [2] [3] [4]

Conservation status

Acacia dietrichiana is listed as of "least concern" under the Queensland Government Nature Conservation Act 1992 . [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Acacia dietrichiana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 Maslin, Bruce R. Kodela, Phillip G. (ed.). "Acacia dietrichiana". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Acacia dietrichiana". World Wide Wattle. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Acacia dietrichiana". Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  5. "Acacia dietrichiana". APNI. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  6. von Mueller, Ferdinand (1882). "Definitions of some new Australian plants [continued.]". Southern Science Record. 2 (7): 149. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
  7. "Taxon - Acacia dietrichiana". Queensland Government WildNet. Retrieved 3 October 2025.