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Acacia caroleae Pedley
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Common name: Carol's wattle

Acacia caroleae Pedley APNI*

Synonyms: Acacia doratoxylon var. angustifolia Maiden APNI*
Racosperma caroleae (Pedley) Pedley APNI*

Description: Erect or spreading tree or shrub 1–6 m high; bark smooth to corrugated, brown; branchlets angled towards apices, ± glabrous.

Phyllodes ± linear, straight to slightly curved, 5–21 cm long, usually 1.5–4 mm wide, bluish grey-green, glabrous, numerous longitudinal veins not prominent, apex subacute or obtuse with a mucro; 1 small gland at base; pulvinus 1–3 mm long.

Inflorescences usually 2–5 on an axillary axis 1–20 mm long; peduncles 1–4 mm long, scurfy; heads cylindrical, usually 1–2.5 cm long, bright yellow; calyx sparsely hairy at base and apex.

Pods ± straight or twisted, ± flat except over seeds, slightly constricted between seeds, 6–10 cm long, 2–3 mm wide, firmly papery, glabrous; seeds longitudinal; funicle filiform.


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Flowering: usually September–November.

Distribution and occurrence: chiefly north from Baradine-Narrabri area, common in Pilliga Scrub.

Grows in woodland and heath in sandy soil, often along creeks.
NSW subdivisions: NWS, CWS, NWP
Other Australian states: Qld
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Named in honour of Carol Pedley, wife of botanist Les Pedley. Closely related to Acacia doratoxylon which usually, but not always, has broader (2-8 mm wide), more curved and brighter green phyllodes.

Text by P.G. Kodela (December 2005)
Taxon concept: P.G. Kodela & G.J. Harden, Flora of NSW Vol. 2 (2002)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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