Acacia phlebophylla
species of plant
Acacia phlebophylla, also known by the names Buffalo sallow wattle and Mount Buffalo wattle, is a shrub to small tree of the family Fabaceae. It grows up to a maximum of 6 metres (20 ft) tall and has wide, rounded asymmetrical phyllodes. It is a critically endangered species only known from the high elevation granite slopes of Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia.
Description
Acacia phlebophylla is a tree or shrub, growing up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and occasionally reaching heights of up to 6 m (20 feet) tall. Its phyllodes are oblanceolate, obovate or elliptic and commonly asymmetrical in shape, 4–14cm long and 1.5–6cm wide with prominent nerves and reticulated veins.
Deep yellow rod-like flowers appear in June–December, widely scattered on 1-2 spikes per axil 4–7cm long. The fruits are straight or slightly curved legumes, 7–10cm long and appear in November–March, releasing 5–10 elliptical seeds, 5–7.5mm long.
Similar species
This species is closely related to A. alpina, which can be distinguished by being much larger in all parts, having irregularly resinous margins and having a woodier fruit. Acacia phlebophylla is known to hybridize with A. alpina at the northernmost of its range with and A. dallachiana as it approaches the taller forest habitat of the species.
Distribution and habitat
This species is known only from Mount Buffalo National Park with an estimated 25 to 40 subpopulations.
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