Acacia triptera

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter
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Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: orange, yellow
Scientific Names

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Acacia triptera (Spurwing Wattle) is an erect or speading shrub which is endemic to Australia.[1]

It grows to 2 metres high and has decurrent phyllodes which are and falcate or sigmoidal in shape. The bright yellow flowerheads appear from August to November, followed by curled or twisted brown seed pods which are 3 to 8 cm long and 2 to 4 mm wide.[1]

The species occurs on sandhills or rocky outcrops in mallee, woodland or heath in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Acacia triptera". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved on 2009-08-29.

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