- Acacia myrtifolia
Taxobox
name = "Acacia myrtifolia"
image_caption =
regnum =Plantae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
genus = "Acacia "
species = "A. myrtifolia"
binomial = "Acacia myrtifolia"
binomial_authority = (Sm.) Willd."Acacia myrtifolia", known colloquially as Myrtle Wattle or Red-stemmed Wattle, is a species of "
Acacia " native toAustralia . Its specific epithet 'myrtle-leaved' is derived from theLatin "myrtus" 'myrtle', and "folium" 'leaf'. It is a small shrub 0.3-3 m (1-10 ft) in height, and 2-3 m (7-10 ft) spread. It has distinctive red branches and lanceolate green phyllodes, 2–9 cm (1-3½ in) in length and 0.5–3 cm wide. Its flowers are creamy white or pale yellow and appear in winter and spring. [cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~myrtifolia |title="Acacia myrtifolia" (Sm.) Willd. |accessdate=2008-06-11 |author=Harden GJ |date=1990 |work=Plantnet - New South Wales Flora Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney] These are followed by 4-7 cm (1½-3 in) long curved seed pods. [cite book |author=Eliot RW, Jones DL, Blake T |title=Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants Suitable for Cultivation: Vol. 2|year=1985|pages=p. 88|publisher=Lothian Press |location=Port Melbourne |isbn=0-85091-143-5]It was one of the earliest plants described in the colony, having been illustrated by
James Sowerby .References
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