Acacia spectabilis

Acacia spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	A. spectabilis
Binomial name
Acacia spectabilis A.Cunn. ex Benth.[1]
Synonyms
Racosperma spectabile (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley

Acacia spectabilis (Mudgee Wattle) 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 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] This tree is also grown in Malawi.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Acacia spectabilis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Acacia+spectabilis. Retrieved 2009-08-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Acacia spectabilis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~spectabilis. Retrieved 2009-08-22.