Acacia alpina
| Alpine wattle | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. alpina |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia alpina | |
| Synonyms | |
Acacia alpina (alpine wattle) is an evergreen[3] shrub 1 m to 2 m high and about 10 m wide.
It is a close relative of Acacia phlebophylla and they tend to hybridize. It often can be found in alpine and subalpine areas of Australia. [4] A. alpina flowers from October to November.[5] In gardening it is used as "ground cover."[3]
References
- ↑ "Acacia alpina". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ ILDIS LegumeWeb
- 1 2 ontariogardening.com
- ↑ World Wide Wattle
- ↑ PlantNET
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