Acacia drummondii

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Drummond's 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. drummondii
Binomial name
Acacia drummondii
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Synonyms

Acacia drummondii var. typicaE.Pritz [2]

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Acacia drummondii, commonly known as Drummond's wattle, [3] is a flowering shrub in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to Western Australia. It has yellow flowers and green to bluish-green foliage.

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Description

Acacia drummondii is an erect and compact shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.3 to 1.8 metres (1.0 to 5.9 ft) and similar width. It a variable shrub, branches are thin and reddish, leaves bipinnate, mid-green to slightly bluish green, smooth or densely hairy. The yellow flowers are borne in leaf axils, rod-like, 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) long and scentless. Flowering occurs between June and October and the fruit is a rigid, pale, dark or brownish-grey pod, 2–3.5 mm (0.079–0.138 in) long and 1.3–2 mm (0.051–0.079 in) wide. [3] [4] [5]

Taxonomy and naming

The species was first formally described in 1839 by the botanist John Lindley as part of the work A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony . [6] [7] It was reclassified by Leslie Pedley in 2003 as Racosperma drummondii then transferred back to the genus Acacia in 2006. The species name honours James Drummond, the Government Naturalist of the Swan River Colony. [3]

Distribution

Drummond's wattle has a disjunct distribution extending north through the Wheatbelt region and south to the Great Southern region around Albany. It is found in a variety of habitats including among granite outcrops, in gullies and low lying areas and on hillsides, and it grows well in sandy and gravelly soils often around laterite. It often forms part of the understorey in forest and woodland communities. [4]

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References

  1. "Acacia drummondii". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ILDIS LegumeWeb
  3. 1 2 3 "Acacia drummondii". Growing Native Plants. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Acacia drummondii". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. Simmons, Marion (1981). Acacias of Australia (Volume 1 ed.). Australia: Thomas Nelson. p. 298. ISBN   0170057798.
  6. "Acacia drummondii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  7. Lindley, John (1839). A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony. London: John Ridgeway. p. xv.