Acacia leptoclada

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Acacia leptoclada
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. leptoclada
Binomial name
Acacia leptoclada
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Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia leptoclada, known colloquially as sharp feather wattle, [1] and Tingha (golden) wattle , [1] [2] is a species of Acacia native to northern New South Wales in eastern Australia. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Derrick Stone (2012). Walks, Tracks and Trails of New South Wales. CSIRO Publishing. p. 70. ISBN   9780643106925 . Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. "Acacia leptoclada, Tingha Golden Wattle". austplants.com.au. Australian Plants Society NSW. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. Harden, Gwen J. (1990). "Acacia leptoclada A.Cunn. ex Benth". Plantnet - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. Retrieved 7 June 2016.