Acacia cowleana

Acacia cowleana, Halls Creek wattle, is a northern Australian native shrub.[2] It is a flowering plant with yellow flowers that only open in winter.[3] Its origin is the Northern Australia's dry tropics.[4] It belongs to the genus of Acacia.

Halls Creek wattle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. cowleana
Binomial name
Acacia cowleana
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms

Acacia oligophleba Pedley[1]

Appearance

It is a small tree of height 1–7 metres (6–12 feet) with large grey phyllodes and yellow rod flowers.[5] Its bark is fibrous. The phyllodes are 80 to 200 mm long by 10–30 mm wide and curved.[6]

Growth

The shrub grows in woodlands with spinifex at Beulah Station near Enngonia.[7] Its growth is medium-fast. It easily grows from seed but has a short life span.[8] It is a reliable shrub for temperate to arid climates in reasonably well drained soils. Though not generally considered to be endangered, the species is regarded as rare in New South Wales.[6][7] It is not commonly cultivated, though it is reported to be grown in California.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Vascular Plants". biodiversity.org.au.
  2. "Acacia cowleana". anpsa.org.au.
  3. "Acacia cowleana • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
  4. "Northern Australia – Dry Tropics • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
  5. Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
  6. "Acacia cowleana". anpsa.org.au.
  7. "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2010-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Alice Springs Town Council-Recommended Plant Database-Acacia cowleana- Growth and Notes(2nd line)


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