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blue wattle, silver wattle

Habit Plants up to 30 m.
Stems

canescent.

Leaves

evenly pinnate; up to 16 cm;

margins pubescent;

primary leaflets in 6–30 pairs with raised glands on axis at the base of each pair;

secondary leaflets in 15–70 pairs, linear, 2–5 × 0.4–0.8 mm;

petioles 7–20(25) mm, canescent.

Inflorescences

raceme- or panicle-like arrays of (5)10–30 heads;

bracts 2, canescent.

Flowers

pale to bright yellow.

Fruits

2–9(12) cm × 6–14 mm; flat; silver-blue, glabrous; arils pale yellow.

Acacia dealbata

Distribution
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Discussion

Disturbed areas. Flowering Jan–Apr. 0–50 m. CR, Est. CA; Australia. Exotic.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 649
Cameron Ross
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