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The shrub grows in woodlands with [[Triodia (plant genus)|spinifex]] at Beulah Station near Enngonia.<ref name=PlantNET>{{cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~cowleana|title=PlantNET - FloraOnline|website=plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au}}</ref> Its growth is medium-fast. It easily grows from seed but has a short life span.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/plant/display/id/193 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217121616/http://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/plant/display/id/193 |archive-date=2011-02-17 }} Alice Springs Town Council-Recommended Plant Database-Acacia cowleana- Growth and Notes(2nd line)</ref> 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]].<ref name=ANPSA/><ref name=PlantNET/> It is not commonly cultivated, though it is reported to be grown in California.<ref name=ANPSA/>
The shrub grows in woodlands with [[Triodia (plant genus)|spinifex]] at Beulah Station near Enngonia.<ref name=PlantNET>{{cite web|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~cowleana|title=PlantNET - FloraOnline|website=plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au}}</ref> Its growth is medium-fast. It easily grows from seed but has a short life span.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au/plant/display/id/193 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217121616/http://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/plant/display/id/193 |archive-date=2011-02-17 }} Alice Springs Town Council-Recommended Plant Database-Acacia cowleana- Growth and Notes(2nd line)</ref> 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]].<ref name=ANPSA/><ref name=PlantNET/> It is not commonly cultivated, though it is reported to be grown in California.<ref name=ANPSA/>
==Aboriginal names and uses==
==Aboriginal names and uses==
The [[Walmadjari|Walmajarri]] people of the [[Paruku IPA]] in the [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] call this wattle '''Parta'''.<ref name=wightman>{{cite Q|Q106088428}}</ref> Other aboriginal names are: '''[[Alyawarre|Alyawarr]]:''' alerrey; '''[[Anmatyerre|Anmatyerr]]:''' alkart; '''Jaru:''' barrabi. '''[[Kaytetye people|Kaytetye]]:''' elkerte; '''[[Pintupi Luritja]]:''' kilkiti; '''[[Warumungu|Waramangu]]:''' kalkkarti; and '''[[Warlpiri people|Warlpiri]]:''' kalkardi, parrapi.<ref name=":0" />
The [[Walmadjari|Walmajarri]] people of the [[Paruku IPA]] in the [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley]] call this wattle '''Parta'''.<ref name=wightman>{{cite Q|Q106088428}}</ref> Other Aboriginal names are: '''[[Alyawarre|Alyawarr]]:''' alerrey; '''[[Anmatyerre|Anmatyerr]]:''' alkart; '''Jaru:''' barrabi. '''[[Kaytetye people|Kaytetye]]:''' elkerte; '''[[Pintupi Luritja]]:''' kilkiti; '''[[Warumungu|Waramangu]]:''' kalkkarti; and '''[[Warlpiri people|Warlpiri]]:''' kalkardi, parrapi.<ref name=":0" />
==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Acacia species|List of ''Acacia'' species]]
* [[List of Acacia species|List of ''Acacia'' species]]

Revision as of 13:09, 4 July 2022

Halls Creek wattle
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Acacia cowleana
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 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vascular Plants". biodiversity.org.au.
  2. ^ a b "NT Flora: Acacia cowleana". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d "Acacia cowleana". anpsa.org.au.
  4. ^ "Acacia cowleana • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
  5. ^ "Northern Australia – Dry Tropics • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
  6. ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
  7. ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Alice Springs Town Council-Recommended Plant Database-Acacia cowleana- Growth and Notes(2nd line)
  9. ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 1–242. Wikidata Q106088428.