Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. lophantha

Cape Wattle at West Albury, NSW

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Identification history

Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. lophantha	23 Jun 2021	MichaelMulvaney
Paraserianthes lophantha subsp. lophantha	21 Jun 2021	njones
Unidentified	20 Jun 2021	KylieWaldon

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

23 Jun 2021

Not sure how widespread this species is in teh Albury=Wodonga area, but there is only one other record in government electronic databases and that is from teh Botanic Gardens in 1949. Given that this is a known environmental weed, It is growing on the floodplain (its seed and pods are spread by water) and there was only one plant observed it should be a high priority to control

User's notes

At first I thought this tree left on the edge of the track was a wattle - it looks like a wattle - but then I saw what looks like its flower - and that's not a wattle, is it?

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Alburyconservationcompany wrote:

21 Jun 2021

Definately not a wattle Kyliegw, is an introduced species possibly a Robinia?

KylieWaldon wrote:

21 Jun 2021

Doesn't look like that. Maybe an Albizia? Its bizarre that at a distance it really looks like a wattle!

njones wrote:

21 Jun 2021

Yep - good one Kylie, I reckon its Plume Albizia or Paraserianthes lophantha which is Cape Leeuwin Wattle, native to SW West Aus... I discovered it was in Acacia genus until 1983 !! Von Mueller also gave seeds to explorers to spread to indicate where they had been.. nice one BVM ... :| now its a weed in other states and other parts of the world

KylieWaldon wrote:

21 Jun 2021

Wow. Didn't know that. It probably got washed out of someone's garden to its current location.

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