Acacia terminalis (sunshine wattle) is a shrub or small tree to 6 m in height. It is an Australian native whose range extends through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Common names are cedar wattle (also used of Acacia elata), elata wattle, mountain hickory (also used of Acacia obliquinervia) and peppermint-tree wattle.[3]
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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. terminalis
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| Acacia terminalis | |
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| Occurrence data from AVH | |
Four subspecies have been recognised, although there are additional hybrids, especially around Sydney:
- A. terminalis subsp. angustifolia
- A. terminalis subsp. aurea
- A. terminalis subsp. longiaxialis
- A. terminalis subsp. terminalis: listed as an endangered species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.[4][5] It is rare and confined to the Eastern suburbs of Sydney, between Cronulla and Manly.[5] It differs from the other forms of the species in being hairier, and having thicker peduncles and wider seed pods.[5]
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References
edit- ^ "Acacia terminalis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ J. Francis Macbride (1919). "Notes on Certain Leguminosae". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. 59: 7. ISSN 0195-6094. JSTOR 41763984. Wikidata Q94388394.
- ^ Umberto Quattrocchi (2000). CRC Dictionary of Plant Names. Vol. 1. Baton Rouge: crc Press. p. 15.
- ^ Acacia terminalis subsp. terminalis, Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment and Heritage, Australia.
- ^ a b c Acacia terminalis subsp. terminalis (a shrub) - endangered species listing
External links
edit- NSW Flora Online
- NSW threatened species
- Google Images: Acacia terminalis.
- The Australasian Virtual Herbarium – Occurrence data for Acacia terminalis.
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