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ever blooming acacia, ever-blooming wattle, swamp wattle, water wattle

golden wattle

Habit Shrubs or small trees, erect, to 10 m, often spreading by root suckers. Shrubs or small trees, erect, to 8 m.
Twigs

reddish brown, not flexuous, ridged, glabrous.

reddish brown, slightly flexuous, terete, glabrous.

Leaves

phyllodic;

phyllode flat, slightly falcate, linear-lanceolate to narrowly oblanceolate, 30–200 × 3–14 mm, venation pinnate, midvein medial, minor veins not obvious, apex acuminate, apiculate, surfaces glabrous;

gland 1, 1–10 mm distal to pulvinus (not obvious, not disciform);

pulvinus 1–3 mm.

phyllodic;

phyllode flat, falcate, narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, 90–150 × 10–35 mm, venation pinnate, midvein medial, minor veins not obvious, apex obtuse, apiculate, surfaces glabrous;

gland 1 (or 2), 3–45 mm distal to pulvinus;

pulvinus 4–8 mm.

Inflorescences

globose heads, densely flowered, 5–7 mm diam., in solitary pseudoracemes of 5–9 heads in leaf axils.

globose heads, densely flowered, 7–10 mm diam., usually in solitary pseudoracemes of 20–30 heads in leaf axils.

Peduncles

2–5 mm.

2–5 mm.

Flowers

5-merous, pale yellow to cream;

calyx 0.5–0.9 mm;

corolla 1.2–1.7 mm;

filaments 2.5–3.5 mm;

ovary glabrous.

5-merous, golden yellow;

calyx 1.5–2 mm;

corolla 2.5–3 mm;

filaments 3.5–4.5 mm;

ovary glabrous.

Legumes

flattened, linear, 40–160 × 4–7 mm, slightly constricted between seeds.

flattened, linear, 50–130 × 5–7 mm, slightly constricted between seeds.

Seeds

aril light yellow, nearly encircling seed.

aril light yellow, obovate, forming cap on seed.

2n

= 26.

Acacia retinodes

Acacia pycnantha

Phenology Flowering year-round. Flowering winter, spring.
Habitat Disturbed coastal habitats. Disturbed coastal habitats.
Elevation 0–600 m. [0–2000 ft.] 0–100 m. [0–300 ft.]
Distribution
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CA; FL; se Australia [Introduced in North America]
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CA; se Australia [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion

Acacia retinodes is known from Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties in California, and from Glades and Monroe counties in Florida.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Acacia pycnantha is known from Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Caesalpinioideae > Acacia Fabaceae > subfam. Caesalpinioideae > Acacia
Sibling taxa
A. auriculiformis, A. baileyana, A. cultriformis, A. cyclops, A. dealbata, A. decurrens, A. longifolia, A. mearnsii, A. melanoxylon, A. paradoxa, A. pycnantha, A. redolens, A. saligna, A. verticillata
A. auriculiformis, A. baileyana, A. cultriformis, A. cyclops, A. dealbata, A. decurrens, A. longifolia, A. mearnsii, A. melanoxylon, A. paradoxa, A. redolens, A. retinodes, A. saligna, A. verticillata
Name authority Schlechtendal: Linnaea 20: 664. (1847) Bentham: London J. Bot. 1: 351. (1842)
Source FNA vol. 11. Treatment authors: John E. Ebinger, David S. Seigler. FNA vol. 11. Treatment authors: John E. Ebinger, David S. Seigler.
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