Acacia cowleana
Halls Creek wattle | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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.
Appearance[]
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]
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.[3][7] It is not commonly cultivated, though it is reported to be grown in California.[3]
Aboriginal names and uses[]
The Walmajarri people of the 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]
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References[]
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Wikispecies has information related to Acacia cowleana. |
- ^ "Vascular Plants". biodiversity.org.au.
- ^ a b "NT Flora: Acacia cowleana". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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- ^ "Acacia cowleana • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
- ^ "Northern Australia – Dry Tropics • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
- ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
- ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Alice Springs Town Council-Recommended Plant Database-Acacia cowleana- Growth and Notes(2nd line) - ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 1–242. Wikidata Q106088428.
- Acacia
- Flora of New South Wales
- Flora of the Northern Territory
- Flora of Queensland
- Acacias of Western Australia
- Fabales of Australia
- Shrubs
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