Acacia mearnsii: Difference between revisions

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Acacia mearnsii subsp. var.

Late black wattle, Black Wattle

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Fabaceae >

Acacia

mearnsii

var.

,

Acacia mearnsii is a fast-growing leguminous tree native to Australia. Common names for it include Black Wattle, Acácia-negra (Portuguese), Australian Acacia, Australische Akazie (German), Swartwattel (Afrikaans), Uwatela (Zulu). This plant is now known as one of the worst invasive species in the world.^[1]

The trees are unarmed, evergreen and grow six to 20 meters high. The branchlets are shallowly ridged; all parts finely hairy; growth tips golden-hairy. Leaves dark olive-green, finely hairy, bipinnate; leaflets short (1.5 - 4 mm) and crowded; raised glands occur at and between the junctions of pinnae pairs. Flowers pale yellow or cream, globular flower heads in large, fragrant sprays. Fruits dark brown pods, finely hairy, usually markedly constricted.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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References

↑ Global Invasive Species Database: 100 Worst Invasive Species
↑ Henderson, L. 1995. Plant invaders of Southern Africa. Agriculture Research Council, ARC/LNR, Pretoria, South Africa. 55 pp.
↑ PIER 2003 Pacific Island Ecosystems At Risk web
↑ De Wit, M.P., Crookes, D.J. and Van Wilgen, B.W. 2001. Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Management: Estimating the Costs and Benefits of a Tree Invasion, Biological Invasions: 3 167 - 178.

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[1] Global Invasive Species Database: 100 Worst Invasive Species

[henderson-2] Henderson, L. 1995. Plant invaders of Southern Africa. Agriculture Research Council, ARC/LNR, Pretoria, South Africa. 55 pp.

[pier-3] PIER 2003 Pacific Island Ecosystems At Risk web

[dewit-4] De Wit, M.P., Crookes, D.J. and Van Wilgen, B.W. 2001. Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Management: Estimating the Costs and Benefits of a Tree Invasion, Biological Invasions: 3 167 - 178.

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+'''''Acacia mearnsii''''' is a fast-growing [[legume|leguminous]] tree native to [[Australia]]. Common names for it include '''Black Wattle''', '''''Acácia-negra''''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]), '''Australian Acacia''', '''''Australische Akazie''''' ([[German language|German]]), '''''Swartwattel''''' ([[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]]), '''''Uwatela''''' ([[Zulu]]). This plant is now known as one of the worst [[invasive species]] in the world.<ref>[http://www.issg.org/database/species/search.asp?st=100ss Global Invasive Species Database: 100 Worst Invasive Species]</ref>
+The trees are unarmed, [[evergreen]] and grow six to 20 meters high. The branchlets are shallowly ridged; all parts finely hairy; growth tips golden-hairy. Leaves dark olive-green, finely hairy, bipinnate; leaflets short (1.5 - 4&nbsp;mm) and crowded; raised glands occur at and between the junctions of pinnae pairs. Flowers pale yellow or cream, globular flower heads in large, fragrant sprays. Fruits dark brown pods, finely hairy, usually markedly constricted.<ref name="henderson">Henderson, L. 1995. Plant invaders of Southern Africa. Agriculture Research Council, ARC/LNR, Pretoria, South Africa. 55 pp.</ref><ref name="pier">PIER 2003 Pacific Island Ecosystems At Risk [http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/acacia_mearnsii.htm web]</ref><ref name="dewit">De Wit, M.P., Crookes, D.J. and Van Wilgen, B.W. 2001. Conflicts of Interest in Environmental Management: Estimating the Costs and Benefits of a Tree Invasion, Biological Invasions: 3 167 - 178.</ref>
 ==Cultivation==