Acacia iteaphylla [Flinders Range Wattle]

[DaveO]

Oldfield, D. 2014. Acacia iteaphylla F. Muell. ex Benth. (Fabaceae) Flinders Range Wattle Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light. http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php?/topic/879-acacia-iteaphylla-flinders-range-wattle/

 

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

12 April 2014

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

Synonyms

Racosperma iteaphyllum (F. Muell. ex Benth.) Pedley

 

Comment

Acacia iteaphylla is a dense shrub which is rare in its natural range in South Australia but is considered to be an environmental weed in parts of Victoria due to the ease with which it spreads. The name refers to the willow-like phyllodes. Early settlers in Australia applied the name “wattle” to those Acacia species suitable for building “wattle and daub” huts, this common name is now applied to all Acacia which has over 700 named species.

 

Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/180 s @ f/11 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter.

Image Reference: DO52464

 

Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180s @ f/11 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

Image Reference: DO52470

 

References:

Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Volume ,2, 1982, Lothian, p. 68.

 

Atlas of Living Australia http://bie.ala.org.a...acia+iteapyhlla

 

 

Published 3 July 2014

[msubees]

Nice shots! reminds me of my time in Canberra. Is it now in the family Mimosaceae? Some consider that a subfamily.

[DaveO]

The current classification and ongoing controversy about Acacia can be found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia It treats Mimosoideae as a subfamily (I think)

 

Dave