Acacia saligna

Shrubs or small trees, pendulous, to 6 m. Twigs bluish to purplish, slightly flexuous, slightly ridged, glabrous. Leaves phyllodic; phyllode flat, straight to slightly curved, linear to narrowly ellip­tic, 70–250 × 6–25 mm, vena­tion pinnate, midvein prominent, minor veins faint, apex narrowly acuminate, apiculate, surfaces glabrous; gland 1, 0–3 mm distal to pulvinus (obvious, disciform); pulvinus 1–3.5 mm. Peduncles 5–15 mm. Inflorescences globose heads, densely flowered, 8–12 mm diam., in pseudoracemes of 2–10 heads, 5–40 mm, solitary in distal leaf axils. Flowers 5-merous, golden yellow; calyx 1–2 mm; corolla 2.6–3.4 mm; filaments 5–6 mm; ovary glabrous. Legumes flattened, linear, 80–140 × 5–8 mm, constricted between seeds. Seeds: aril yellow, clavate, obovate, 2–3 mm, forming cap on seed.

Phenology: Flowering fall–spring.
Habitat: Disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–600 m.

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Fla., Nev., sw Australia.

Discussion

Acacia saligna is known from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Ventura counties in California, Lee and Monroe counties in Florida, and Clark County in Nevada.

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