Acacia cowleana, Halls Creek wattle,[2] is a northern Australian native shrub.[3] It is a flowering plant with yellow flowers that only open in winter.[4] Its origin is the Northern Australia's dry tropics.[5] It belongs to the genus of Acacia.
| Halls Creek wattle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. cowleana
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| Binomial name | |
| Acacia cowleana | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia oligophleba Pedley[1] | |
Appearance
editIt is a small tree of height 1–7 metres (6–12 feet) with large grey phyllodes and yellow rod flowers.[6] Its bark is fibrous. The phyllodes are 80 to 200 mm long by 10–30 mm wide and curved.[3]
Growth
editThe shrub grows in woodlands with spinifex at Beulah Station near Enngonia.[7] Its growth is medium-fast. It easily grows from seed but has a short life span.[8] It is a reliable shrub for temperate to arid climates in reasonably well drained soils. Though not generally considered to be endangered, the species is regarded as rare in New South Wales.[3][7] It is not commonly cultivated, though it is reported to be grown in California.[3]
Aboriginal names and uses
editThe Walmajarri people of the Paruku IPA in the Kimberley call this wattle parta.[9] Other Aboriginal names are: Alyawarr: alerrey; Anmatyerr: alkart; Jaru: barrabi. Kaytetye: elkerte; Pintupi Luritja: kilkiti; Waramangu: kalkkarti; and Warlpiri: kalkardi, parrapi.[2]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Vascular Plants". biodiversity.org.au.
- ^ a b "NT Flora: Acacia cowleana". eflora.nt.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Acacia cowleana". anpsa.org.au.
- ^ "Acacia cowleana • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
- ^ "Northern Australia – Dry Tropics • Australian Native Plants • Plants • 800.701.6517". www.australianplants.com.
- ^ Western Australian Herbarium, Biodiversity and Conservation Science. "FloraBase—the Western Australian Flora". florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au.
- ^ a b "PlantNET - FloraOnline". plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au.
- ^ "Alice Springs Town Council - Recommended Plant Database - Acacia cowleana". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2010. Alice Springs Town Council-Recommended Plant Database-Acacia cowleana- Growth and Notes(2nd line)
- ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 1–242. Wikidata Q106088428.
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