Acacia Plectocarpa Subsp. Tanumbirinensis (Maiden) Pedley
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WATTLE Acacias of Australia Acacia plectocarpa subsp. tanumbirinensis (Maiden) Pedley Source: W orldW ideW attle ver. 2. Published at: w w w .w orldw idew attle.com Kym Brennan Source: W orldW ideW attle ver. 2. Source: W orldW ideW attle ver. 2. Published at: w w w .w orldw idew attle.com Published at: w w w .w orldw idew attle.com J. & M. Simmons J. & M. Simmons Source: W orldW ideW attle ver. 2. Published at: w w w .w orldw idew attle.com J. & M. Simmons Source: W orldW ideW attle ver. 2. Published at: w w w .w orldw idew attle.com Kym Brennan Source: W orldW ideW attle ver. 2. Published at: w w w .w orldw idew attle.com See illustration. Acacia plectocarpa subsp. tanumbirinensis occurrence map. O ccurrence map generated via Atlas of Living Australia (https://w w w .ala.org.au). Family Fabaceae Distribution Predominently in the southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria in the N.T. and near Westmoreland, Qld, close to the N.T. border. Description Phyllodes linear, straight, 9.5–19 cm long, 1.5–3.5 (–7) mm wide; nerves with midnerve more prominent than the rest; pulvinus 0.8–1.6 mm long. Spikes pale yellow or yellow, 3.5–5 mm wide. Calyx 0.5–0.7 mm long. Pods 5–8 mm wide. Seeds oblique; funicle folded twice. Phenology Flowers Apr.–July. Habitat Grows on rocky hills or near watercourses in sandy alluvium. Specimens N.T.: 1 mile [1.6 km] NE [of] Borroloola on road to Bing Bong Stn, N.H.Henry 163 (BRI, DNA, MEL, NSW, PERTH); Cox R. Crossing, Roper Bar to Borroloola road, G.J.Leach 3320 (BRI, DNA, MEL, NSW, PERTH). Qld: 16 Mile Ck, 22 km from Westmoreland on road to Corinda, B.K.Simon & T.Farrell 3109 (BRI). FOA Reference Data derived from Flora of Australia Volumes 11A (2001), 11B (2001) and 12 (1998), products of ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia Author Minor edits by B.R.Maslin & J.Rogers Dr M.D.Tindale and Dr P.G.Kodela with the assistance of M.Bedward, S.J.Davies, C.Herscovitch, D.A.Keith and/or D.A.Morrison This identification key and fact sheets are available as a mobile application: URL: https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/wattle Copyright 2018. All rights reserved..