Halls Creek wattle | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Acacia |
Species: | A. cowleana
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Binomial name | |
Acacia cowleana | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms | |
Acacia oligophleba Pedley [1] |
Acacia cowleana, Halls Creek wattle, [2] is a northern Australian native shrub. [3] It is a flowering plant with yellow flowers that only open in winter. [4] Its origin is the Northern Australia's dry tropics. [5] It belongs to the genus of Acacia.
It is a small tree of height 1–7 metres (6–12 feet) with large grey phyllodes and yellow rod flowers. [6] Its bark is fibrous. The phyllodes are 80 to 200 mm long by 10–30 mm wide and curved. [3]
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. [3] [7] It is not commonly cultivated, though it is reported to be grown in California. [3]
The Walmajarri people of the Paruku IPA in the Kimberley call this wattle parta. [9] Other Aboriginal names are: Alyawarr: alerrey; Anmatyerr: alkart; Jaru: barrabi. Kaytetye: elkerte; Pintupi Luritja: kilkiti; Waramangu: kalkkarti; and Warlpiri: kalkardi, parrapi. [2]
Halls Creek wattle | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Acacia |
Species: | A. cowleana
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Binomial name | |
Acacia cowleana | |
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Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms | |
Acacia oligophleba Pedley [1] |
Acacia cowleana, Halls Creek wattle, [2] is a northern Australian native shrub. [3] It is a flowering plant with yellow flowers that only open in winter. [4] Its origin is the Northern Australia's dry tropics. [5] It belongs to the genus of Acacia.
It is a small tree of height 1–7 metres (6–12 feet) with large grey phyllodes and yellow rod flowers. [6] Its bark is fibrous. The phyllodes are 80 to 200 mm long by 10–30 mm wide and curved. [3]
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. [3] [7] It is not commonly cultivated, though it is reported to be grown in California. [3]
The Walmajarri people of the Paruku IPA in the Kimberley call this wattle parta. [9] Other Aboriginal names are: Alyawarr: alerrey; Anmatyerr: alkart; Jaru: barrabi. Kaytetye: elkerte; Pintupi Luritja: kilkiti; Waramangu: kalkkarti; and Warlpiri: kalkardi, parrapi. [2]