Acacia alpina

Taxobox
name = "Acacia alpina"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. alpina"
binomial = "Acacia alpina"
binomial_authority = F.Muell.
synonyms ="Acacia longifolia" var. "alpina" F.Muell. [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~23771&genus~Acacia&species~alpina ILDIS LegumeWeb] ]

"Acacia alpina" (Alpine Wattle) is an evergreen [http://www.ontariogardening.com/Knowledgebase/speciedetail.jsp?id=50 ontariogardening.com] ] shrub 1 m to 2 m high and about 10 m wide. It is a close relative of "Acacia phlebophylla" and they tend to hybridize. It often can be found in alpine and subalpine areas of Australia. [ [http://www.worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/alpina.php?id=23545 World Wide Wattle] ] "A. Alpina" flowers from October to November. [ [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&showsyn=&dist=&constat=&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~alpina PlantNET] ] In gardening it is used as "ground cover.".]

References

External links

* [http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&photo=31&file=12/470/53891.jpg"Acacia alpina" Herbarium Sheet (PlantNet)]