Acacia terminalis
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Acacia terminalis |
Acacia terminalis (Sunshine Wattle) is a shrub or small tree to 6 m in height. It's an Australian native whose range extends through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Four subspecies have been recognised, although there are additional hybrids, especially around Sydney:
- A. terminalis subsp. angustifolia
- A. terminalis subsp. aurea
- A. terminalis subsp. longiaxialis
- A. terminalis subsp. terminalis: listed as an Endangered Species. It is rare and confined to the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney,between Cronulla and Manly.
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