Acacia spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Acacia |
Species: | A. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Acacia spectabilis | |
Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms | |
Racosperma spectabile (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley |
Acacia spectabilis, commonly known as Mudgee wattle, [2] is an erect or spreading shrub, endemic to Australia. [2] Alternative common names include glory wattle, Pilliga wattle and golden wattle [1]
It grows to between 1.5 and 4 metres high and has pinnate leaves. [2] The bright-yellow globular flowerheads appear in axillary racemes, mostly between July and November in its native range. [2] These are followed by thin leathery pods which are 4–17 cm long and 10–19 mm wide. [2]
The species occurs naturally in dry sclerophyll forest and heath in New South Wales and Queensland and is commonly cultivated. [2]