Acacia mearnsii
black wattle
Summary 5
Acacia mearnsii is a fast-growing, extremely invasive leguminous tree native to Australia. Common names for it include black wattle, Acácia-negra (Portuguese), Australian acacia, Australische Akazie (German), Swartwattel (Afrikaans), Uwatela (Zulu). This plant is now known as one of the worst invasive species in the world.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Forest & Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/52574.jpg
- (c) Selim Zedan Heneidy, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/50431.jpg
- (c) Selim Zedan Heneidy, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/52904.jpg
- (c) "<a href=""http://nt.ars-grin.gov/"">ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory</a>. Australia, Canberra.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/acme80_001_lhp.jpg
- Adapted by Patrick Furtado from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_mearnsii
More Info
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- Flora of North America (beta)
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- Tropicos
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- World Flora Online
