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Common names: | Pearl acacia (English) Queensland silver wattle (English) |
Frequency: | Rare |
Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Short-lived, unarmed shrub or small tree. All parts are covered in silvery-grey velvet. Leaves only compound in seedlings, soon turning into phyllodes, resembling simple leaves. Flowers in bright yellow spherical heads. Pods silvery-grey, flattened and often twisted and curled. |
Notes: | A commonly cultivated species, often on roadsides, from which it tends to spread into the surrounding bush. |
Derivation of specific name: | podalyriifolia: with leaves like the legume genus Podalyria |
Habitat: | Roadsides and in woodland |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | |
Worldwide distribution: | Native to Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia; naturalised in southern Africa |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C,E |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
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Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 11 February 2006 |
Literature: |
Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 17. Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Page 113. Davies, H.F. (Undated). Alphabetical Catalogue of Plants growing in the gardens of Ewanrigg National Park, Arcturus. [Possibly not published (typed only)] Page 4. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 44. Timberlake, J., Fagg, C. & Barnes, R. (1999). Field Guide to the Acacias of Zimbabwe CBC Publishing, Harare Pages 142 - 143. (Includes a picture). |
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