Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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Acacia (subfamily Mimosoideae of Fabaceae) 1:123

A. mucronata 

A. gunnii   

   

A. terminalis

A. melanoxylon 

Acacia is one of the largest, most obvious and ecologically significant genera in Tasmania, with 21 native and seven introduced species. All are trees or shrubs. Ecologically the species range across most habitats excluding aquatic, saltmarsh and alpine areas.

The flowers are small, with the stamens being the most conspicuous parts. The flowers are arranged in either dense heads or dense spikes. The leaves are either replaced by phyllodes (most species), or are bipinnate (A. mearnsii, A. dealbata, A. decurrens and A. terminalis). Many phyllodinous species have bipinnate juvenile foliage.

  

A. verticillata

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