| Acacia
(wattle) is one of the largest, most obvious and ecologically
significant genera in Tasmania, with 21 native and ten
introduced species. All are trees or shrubs. Ecologically
the species range across most habitats excluding aquatic,
saltmarsh and alpine areas.
The flowers are small, with the stamens being the most
conspicuous parts. The flowers are arranged in either
dense heads or dense spikes. The leaves are either
replaced by phyllodes (most species), or are bipinnate (A.
mearnsii, A. dealbata, A. decurrens
and A. terminalis). Many phyllodinous species have
bipinnate juvenile foliage.
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