Acacia (genus)

A Wattle at Red Light Hill Reserve

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Identification history

Acacia (genus)	5 Jul 2024	Tapirlord
Acacia baileyana	4 Jul 2024	CarbonAI
Acacia baileyana X Acacia mearnsii	14 Jul 2022	Darcy

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From a distance I thought this was just a patch of regular Coota wattles, but on closer inspection they weren't quite right. I suspect they're hyrbids of Coota wattles with A. mearnsii, as both species occur nearby. Some googling does suggest that they've been recorded hybridising before, but not very often. Safe to say I uprooted them all after getting some pictures.

2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:

5 Jul 2024

I might go with genus if you're happy Darcy.

Darcy wrote:

5 Jul 2024

Yep sounds good

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Sighting information

5 Abundance
14 Jul 2022 11:49 AM Recorded on
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Darcy Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Wattles Plants

Additional information

1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Acacia (genus) Scientific name
A Wattle Common name
Not Sensitive
Non-local native
Minor weed or pest
Up to 1029.8m Recorded at altitude
98 images trained Machine learning
In flower

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