Acacia dealbata

Acacia dealbata
Foliage and flowers
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. dealbata
Binomial name
Acacia dealbata
Synonyms
List
    • Acacia decurrens f. mollis (Lindl.) Benth.
    • Acacia decurrens var. dealbata (Link) F.Muell. ex Maiden
    • Acacia decurrens var. mollis Lindl.
    • Acacia decurrens var. mollissima Miège nom. illeg.
    • Acacia derwentii Siebert & Voss nom. inval., pro syn.
    • Acacia mollissima E.Miege nom. illeg.
    • Acacia puberula Dehnh.
    • Acacia subdealbata Pedley orth. var.
    • Racosperma dealbatum (Link) Pedley
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Acacia dealbata, commonly known as silver wattle, blue wattle or mimosa, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae and is endemic to south-eastern mainland Australia. It is a bushy shrub or spreading tree with smooth bark, bluish grey or silvery and glaucous bipinnate leaves, spherical heads of yellow to bright yellow flowers, and straight to slightly curved pods. The Wiradjuri people of New South Wales use the name giigandul for the species.