Fabaceae — Legume Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae
Acacia hastulata Sm.

Acacia hastulata Sm.

Acacia hastulata Sm.

Acacia hastulata Sm. is a prickly Australian shrub that produces small cream-yellow flowers between July and November.

Acacia brachybotrya Benth.

Acacia brachybotrya Benth.

Acacia brachybotrya Benth.

Acacia brachybotrya, or grey mulga, is a flowering Australian shrub found in semi-arid south-eastern mallee communities.

Acacia howittii F.Muell.

Acacia howittii F.Muell.

Acacia howittii F.Muell.

Acacia howittii F.Muell. is a rare cultivated acacia native to moist forests of eastern Victoria, Australia.

Acacia macradenia Benth.

Acacia macradenia Benth.

Acacia macradenia Benth.

Acacia macradenia Benth. (zig-zag wattle) is an Australian acacia shrub or small tree native to Central Queensland.

Acacia stictophylla Court ex Maslin & D.J.Murphy

Acacia stictophylla Court ex Maslin & D.J.Murphy

Acacia stictophylla Court ex Maslin & D.J.Murphy

Acacia stictophylla, the Dandenong Range cinnamon wattle, is a rare endemic Acacia species from Victoria, Australia, formally described in 2009.

Acacia brunioides A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Acacia brunioides A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Acacia brunioides A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Acacia brunioides is a shrub with two subspecies native to specific forest and heath areas of eastern Australia.

Acacia hubbardiana Pedley

Acacia hubbardiana Pedley

Acacia hubbardiana Pedley

Acacia hubbardiana (yellow prickly Moses) is a spreading coastal shrub found in southeastern Queensland, Australia.

Acacia nervosa DC.

Acacia nervosa DC.

Acacia nervosa DC.

Acacia nervosa DC. is a small hardy flowering shrub native to southwestern Western Australia, cultivated with pretreated seeds.

Acacia divergens Benth.

Acacia divergens Benth.

Acacia divergens Benth.

Acacia divergens Benth. is a spreading shrub native to multiple bioregions of south-western Western Australia.

Acacia amblygona A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Acacia amblygona A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Acacia amblygona A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Acacia amblygona (fan wattle) is a sprawling shrub found across parts of Australia, growing in forest and mallee communities.

Acacia boormanii Maiden

Acacia boormanii Maiden

Acacia boormanii Maiden

Acacia boormanii (Snowy River wattle) is a bushy Australian shrub popular in horticulture.

Acacia rostellifera Benth.

Acacia rostellifera Benth.

Acacia rostellifera Benth.

Acacia rostellifera, a fire-prone endemic Western Australian coastal tree, often forms dense single-species thickets via suckering.

Acacia rostriformis Maslin & D.J.Murphy

Acacia rostriformis Maslin & D.J.Murphy

Acacia rostriformis Maslin & D.J.Murphy

Acacia rostriformis (Bacchus Marsh wattle) is an Australia-endemic plant first formally described in 2009.

Acacia sertiformis A.Cunn.

Acacia sertiformis A.Cunn.

Acacia sertiformis A.Cunn.

Acacia sertiformis A.Cunn. is an Australian endemic shrub found in open woodlands of Queensland and New South Wales.

Acacia quadrilateralis DC.

Acacia quadrilateralis DC.

Acacia quadrilateralis DC.

Acacia quadrilateralis DC. is a spindly Australian shrub endemic to parts of Queensland and New South Wales.

Acacia leichhardtii Benth.

Acacia leichhardtii Benth.

Acacia leichhardtii Benth.

Acacia leichhardtii Benth. is a spreading flowering shrub native to Queensland, Australia, that grows in open Eucalyptus woodland.

Acacia trapezoidea (DC.) Jacques

Acacia trapezoidea (DC.) Jacques

Acacia trapezoidea (DC.) Jacques

Acacia trapezoidea is a native Australian shrub of the Acacia genus and Phyllodineae subgenus.

Acacia cochlearis (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.

Acacia cochlearis (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.

Acacia cochlearis (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.

Acacia cochlearis (rigid wattle) is a coastal Western Australian shrub used in horticulture and dune stabilization.

Acacia lanigera A.Cunn.

Acacia lanigera A.Cunn.

Acacia lanigera A.Cunn.

Acacia lanigera is an Australian shrub that produces bright yellow globular flowerheads, suited for low-maintenance cultivation.

Acacia pendula A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Acacia pendula A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Acacia pendula A.Cunn. ex G.Don

Acacia pendula A.Cunn. ex G.Don is a drought- and frost-tolerant Australian tree grown for cultivation and amenity use.

Acacia viscidula Benth.

Acacia viscidula Benth.

Acacia viscidula Benth.

Acacia viscidula Benth. is an Australian shrub cultivated for hedges and screens that supports native birds.

Acacia excelsa Benth.

Acacia excelsa Benth.

Acacia excelsa Benth.

Acacia excelsa Benth. is an Australian tree or shrub with known traditional and commercial uses.

Acacia harpophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.

Acacia harpophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.

Acacia harpophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.

Acacia harpophylla, or brigalow, is a 20 m tall Australian acacia that forms open woodlands across eastern Australia.

Acacia simsii A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Acacia simsii A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Acacia simsii A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Acacia simsii A.Cunn. ex Benth. is a 1–4 m tall smooth Australian shrub closely related to Acacia multisiliqua.

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