Acacia gunnii

Ploughshare wattle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. gunnii
Binomial name
Acacia gunnii
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
  • Acacia gunnii var. angustifolia Benth.
  • Acacia gunnii var. hirsutior Benth.
  • Acacia vomeriformis A.Cunn. ex Benth.
  • Racosperma gunnii (Benth.) Pedley

Acacia gunnii, commonly known as ploughshare wattle[1] or dog's tooth wattle,[1] is a woody shrub which is endemic to south-eastern Australia found in dry heaths and woodlands.[2][3] It ranges from Queensland, then New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, South Australia, down to Tasmania.[2] Acacia gunnii grows to up to 1 metre high and has prickly phyllodes which are 4 to 15 mm long. The cream to pale yellow globular flowerheads appear singly in the axils of the phyllodes in June to October, followed by curved or coiled seed pods which are 40 mm long and 4 to 5 mm wide.[4][5] Acacia gunnii grows up to 1 meter tall and has prickly phyllodes which are 4 to 15mm in length with cream to pale-yellow globular flower heads appearing in phyllode axils in June through to October, followed by curved or coiled seed pods which are 40mm long and 4 to 5 mm wide.[6][7] The species was first formally described by English botanist George Bentham in the London Journal of Botany in 1842.[4] It occurs in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, and Queensland.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Acacia gunnii Benth". Australian Plant Name Index. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Acacia gunnii". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Key to Tasmanian Dicots". www.utas.edu.au. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results: Acacia gunnii". Flora of Australia Online. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ^ Wild Plants of Victoria (database). Viridans Biological Databases & Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2009.
  6. ^ "Flora of Victoria". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Australian National Botanic Gardens - Growing Acacia". www.anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 21 February 2023.