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Sunshine Wattle (Acacia terminalis) Shrub or small tree
from 1 6 m high, with angular reddish stems.
Leaves:
bipinnate with 2-6 pairs of pinnae and 8-20 pairs of leaflets,
1-2 cm long and 2-5 mm wide.
Flowers: autumn to winter,
flowering profusely during the cooler months. Globular heads of
yellow, widely spaced on racemes up to 8 cm long. The flowers
are bright yellow in the upper mountains and pale yellow at
lower altitudes.
Fruit: Flat seed pod, 3-10 cm long to
1.5 cm wide, thickened margins.
Found: Found coastal to
inland, favouring lightly forested areas, on sandstone, NSW, TAS,
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