Acacia cowleana
| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia oligophleba Pedley[1] | |
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.
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]
References
- ^ "Vascular Plants". biodiversity.org.au.
- ^ "Acacia cowleana". anpsa.org.au.
- ^ "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 c "Acacia cowleana". anpsa.org.au.
- ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
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