Introduction
The Species
Identification
Gardening with Wattles
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Identification tables
Leaves on mature plants bipinnate
Petioles:
Length, mm
Leaflet number
Glands:
Petiolar
present
absent
Jugary
present
absent
Interjugary
present
absent
jugary glands
between all pairs of pinnae
between the lowestmost pair or few pairs of pinnae
between the distal pair or few pairs of pinnae
between only a few pairs of pinnae
Leaflets:
Shape
linear
narrowly oblong
oblong
elliptic
lanceolate
oblanceolate
(other)
Section
flat or almost so
recurved
incurved
Length mm
Width mm
Colour
green
grey green
glaucous
Lower surface
similar to upper
slightly paler
much paler
Habit
Habit:  
trees
shrubs
sub-shrubs
prostrate
Height m
Branchlets:
Hairy?
Hairs absent
hairy
Hairs:
closely appressed
sub-appressed
erect or patent
Stipules:
spinose
sub-spinose
scarious
Flowers
Inflorescence
form
simple
racemose
paniculate
clustered
head shape
globular
ellipsoid
cylindrical
Flower no.
Sepal no.
Peduncles
Length mm
Hairy?
Hairs absent
hairy
Fruits
Pods:
Curling
straight
curved
twisted
openly coiled
tightly coiled
undulate
raised alternately
spirally coiled
slightly curved
Section
flat
subterete
terete
Width mm
Seeds
Arrangement
longitudinal in pod
oblique in pod
transverse in pod
N.S.W distribution
North Coast
Central Coast
South Coast
Northern Tablelands
Central Tablelands
Southern Tablelands
North Western Slopes
Central Western Slopes
South Western Slopes
North Western Plains
South Western Plains
North Far Western Plains
South Far Western Plains
Written and compiled by
Terry Tame, Phillip Kodela, Barry Conn, Ken Hill
© Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney - June 2001
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