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Cootamundra wattle
Cootamundra wattle
Acacia baileyana
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
10-20 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate woodland
Range
Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

Cootamundra wattle is a tree in Australia with 100mm long pods and bright yellow flowers. Its leaves are bipinnate, with oblong to narrowly oblong leaflets arranged in 8 to 36 racemes.

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 baileyana