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Synonyms | |
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Common Names | Cinnamon Wattle |
Family | Mimosaceae - Mimosa family. |
Name Origin | leprosa - from Latin leprosus, scurfy appearance, referring to scurfy or spotted 'leaves'. |
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Notes | No Specimen Data Available | ||
Collector | Date | 01/09/1997 | |
Determined By | Date | 01/09/1997 |
Regional: | Tumut region. |
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Australia: | NSW, Vic. |
Habitat: | Eucalypt forest or woodland. |
Habit: | Erect or spreading shrub or small tree 1.5-6 m high. Smooth greyish bark and flattened or angled resinous branchlets. |
Similar Species: | Closely related, and similar to Varnish Wattle (A. verniciflua). |
Site Preference: | |
Characteristics: | Fast-growing. When crushed or on humid days, foliage has cinnamon fragrance. Hybridises with Kangaroo Thorn (A. paradoxa) around Melbourne. |
Flowering: | Golden to pale-yellow, Sep-Oct. Abundant scented yellow balls. |
Seed Collection: | Early Dec to early Jan. |
Propagation: | From scarified seed (+-123 viable seeds per gram), or cuttings. |
Regeneration: | |
Timber: | Reputedly excellent for small cabinet making and turning. |
Shade and Shelter: | Excellent low-level cover in windbreaks. |
Land Protection: | Legume - improves soil fertility by 'fixing' nitrogen. |
Wildlife: | Good habitat. |
Ornamental: | Excellent ornamental for screening, planting near water (weeping forms) and for low maintenance areas. |
Other: |
Note: The following information presented is only a guide, as plant characteristics vary depending on provenance (the plant's locality).
Site/Preferred Habitat : | moist, well-drained soils |
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Rainfall(mm) : | 900+ |
Growth Rate : | fast |
Tolerates : | frost; dryness for short periods |
Resents : | poor drainage |
Uses & Comments : | windbreak; fixes nitrogen; woodwork; ornamental |