Acacia pedleyi

Acacia pedleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Acacia
Species: A. pedleyi
Binomial name
Acacia pedleyi
Tindale & Kodela

Acacia pedleyi is a species of Acacia native to eastern Australia.[1]

The slender and erect tree typically grows to a height of 10 metres (33 ft) and has smooth grey to green bark that becomes rough close to the base. It has terete angled branchlets. The leaves are dark green and feathery 1 to 2 centimetres (0.39 to 0.79 in) in length.

A. pedleyi occurs in the understorey of open woodland and woodland communities along with Acacia crassa, Corymbia citriodora, Eucalpyptus moluccana and Eucalyptus populnea. It grows on alluvial flats, hillslopes and ridges.[2]

See also

List of Acacia species

References

  1. "Acacia pedleyi Tindale & Kodela, Austrobaileya 3: 745; 747, fig. 1 (1992)". World Wide Wattle. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. "Acacia pedleyi". Wetlandinfo. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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