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|familia=Fabaceae

|familia=Fabaceae

|genus=Acacia  

|genus=Acacia

|species=salicina  

|species=salicina

|common_name=Cooba, Coobah, Native willow

|common_name=Cooba, Coobah, Native willow

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|max_zone=9

|max_zone=9

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|image=Acacia salicina pod.jpg

|image_width=240

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Common names include '''Cooba''', '''Native Willow''', '''Willow Wattle''', '''Broughton Willow''','''Sally Wattle''' and '''Black Wattle'''.

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It is a large [[shrub]] or small evergreen<ref name="edu">[http://e-commerce.pvc.maricopa.edu/cis234/jsummers/Final/PlantList.xml Gardens At Carefree Town Center - Plant Identification List]</ref> [[tree]] growing 3 to 20 m tall.<ref>[http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&showsyn=&dist=&constat=&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~salicina  PlantNet - FloraOnline - Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia]</ref> It has a life span of about 10–15 years.  In the [[Northern Hemisphere]], ''Acacia salicina'' flowers primarily from October to January and the seed pods are often visible from April to July.<ref>[http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/crops/az1359/az13592b.pdf PDF] Ursula K. Schuch and Margaret Norem, Growth of Legume Tree Species

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Growing in the Southwestern United States, University of Arizona.</ref> The tree's seeds are shiny, black and have a crimson appendage-like [[aril]].<ref name="species">[http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/species-bank/sbank-treatment2.pl?id=2006 Species Bank Treatment for Acacia Salicina]</ref>

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

''Acacia salicina'' is "closely related" to ''[[Acacia ligulata]]''<ref>[http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/texhtml.cgi?form=speciesfacts&keyname=Acacia+ligulata Fact Sheet for Acacia ligulata]</ref> and ''[[Acacia bievenosa]]''.<ref>[http://www.worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/ligulata.php WorldWideWattle]</ref>

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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->

| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->

| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->

| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->

| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->

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| regnum = Plantae  <!--- Kingdom -->

| divisio =   <!--- Phylum -->

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Acacia salicina, Lindl. Small tree; branches drooping: foliage pale; phyll. 2-5 in. long, 1/4-1/2in. wide, oblong-linear or lanceolate, narrowed at base, thick, rigid, with a curved point; midrib and marginal veins scarcely prominent: racemes short, often reduced to 2 or 3 heads, or even only 1; peduncles slender; fls. about 20 in the head: pods straight, 1-3 in. long, 1/4in. broad, valves convex, hard and thick; seeds longitudinal; funicle thickened and usually scarlet almost from the base, forming several folds under the seed.—The timber is dark brown and tough, taking a high polish. It is a good forage plant and on this account is becoming scarce in the wild state.

Acacia salicina, Lindl. Small tree; branches drooping: foliage pale; phyll. 2-5 in. long, 1/4-1/2in. wide, oblong-linear or lanceolate, narrowed at base, thick, rigid, with a curved point; midrib and marginal veins scarcely prominent: racemes short, often reduced to 2 or 3 heads, or even only 1; peduncles slender; fls. about 20 in the head: pods straight, 1-3 in. long, 1/4in. broad, valves convex, hard and thick; seeds longitudinal; funicle thickened and usually scarlet almost from the base, forming several folds under the seed.—The timber is dark brown and tough, taking a high polish. It is a good forage plant and on this account is becoming scarce in the wild state.

Var. Wayae, Maiden. Fig. 73. A shrub 8 ft. tall, which blooms sparingly at various times during the year: phyll. somewhat thick (flat when dried) and succulent-looking, oblong-linear, narrowed at base, l 1/2-2 1/2in. long, less than 1/4in. wide; 1 central nerve ending in oblique point; gland below middle: fls. solitary or in pairs, or occasionally in short racemes of 3-5 fls.; sepals united, truncate; petals 5: pod 1-2 in. long, less than 1/4in. broad, contracted between the seeds; seed longitudinal; funicle scarlet its entire length, folded several times at one end of seed; ripe June-Sept. Fls. Feb.-May.—A neat little shrub with bright green lvs. The pods must be picked as soon as ripe and just before dehiscence, for the elastic opening of the pod will discharge the seed in every direction.

Var. Wayae, Maiden. A shrub 8 ft. tall, which blooms sparingly at various times during the year: phyll. somewhat thick (flat when dried) and succulent-looking, oblong-linear, narrowed at base, l 1/2-2 1/2in. long, less than 1/4in. wide; 1 central nerve ending in oblique point; gland below middle: fls. solitary or in pairs, or occasionally in short racemes of 3-5 fls.; sepals united, truncate; petals 5: pod 1-2 in. long, less than 1/4in. broad, contracted between the seeds; seed longitudinal; funicle scarlet its entire length, folded several times at one end of seed; ripe June-Sept. Fls. Feb.-May.—A neat little shrub with bright green lvs. The pods must be picked as soon as ripe and just before dehiscence, for the elastic opening of the pod will discharge the seed in every direction.

 

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