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Silver wattle
Silver wattle
Acacia dealbata
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-50 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

Silver wattle is an Australian native tree with feathery silvery-blue bipinnate leaves and masses of bright golden-yellow spherical flower clusters that blanket the canopy in late winter, giving hillsides a striking yellow glow.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Acacia
Species
Acacia dealbata