Species profile—Acacia baueri subsp. baueri (tiny wattle)
Classification
Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Leguminosae → Acacia baueri subsp. baueri (tiny wattle)
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Species details
- Kingdom
- Plantae (plants)
- Class
- Equisetopsida (land plants)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- Scientific name
- Acacia baueri subsp. baueri Benth.
- Common name
- tiny wattle
- WildNet taxon ID
- 15774
- Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
- Vulnerable
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Confidential
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Indicator Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Description
- Acacia baueri subsp. baueri is an erect shrub growing to 50cm tall. The branchlets are cylindrical in cross section, hairless or with sparse white hairs and rarely with small wart-like projections. The enlarged section of the stalk is 0.4-0.6mm long. There are 6-8 phyllodes (enlarged part of the leaf stalk taking the form of a leaf) arranged in a circle around the stem. The leaf arrangements are spaced 0.5-2cm apart along the stem. These are straight or recurved in the upper half and measure 0.7-1.6cm long by 0.05-0.1cm wide. They have a longitudinal nerve on each side, are smooth or occasionally have wart-like projections, and are hairless or occasionally with scattered white hairs similar to those on the branchlets.
A. baueri subsp. baueri has heads of 10-15 small yellow flowers on stalks 5-15mm long, with fine hairs at the end of the stalk. Seed pods are long and narrow, measuring 2.5cm long by 0.2-0.3cm wide. They have no stalk, are hairless or have extremely sparse hairs mainly at the base. Seeds are more or less cylindric lengthwise and measure 4-5.5mm by 2-2.5mm. (Maslin et al. 2001; World Wide Wattle 2006; Kodela 2008) - Map
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- Distribution
- This subspecies is found in coastal areas from the Burrum Coast just south of Bundaberg, Queensland to north of Botany Bay, New South Wales. (Herbrecs 2008; Kodela 2008)
- Distributional limits
- -24.777643, 152.498836
-28.1689497, 153.5143978 - Range derivation
- Range derived from extent of the taxon's verified records
- Habitat
- Acacia baueri subsp. baueri is found on infertile and often seasonally waterlogged sands in coastal heath (wallum) habitat and adjacent plateaus and low open woodland. (Herbrecs 2008; Kodela 2008)
- Reproduction
- Little is known on the reproductive biology of Acacia baueri subsp. baueri. It is probably similar to A. baueri, flowering between September and June.
- Notes
- Contributors: Ailsa Holland, Mellisa Mayhew 27/01/2009
- References
- Herbrecs (2008) Acacia baueri subsp. baueri, in BriMapper version 2.12. Queensland Herbarium. Accessed 24/09/2008.
Kodela, P.G. (2008). Acacia baueri subsp. baueri, in PlantNet: New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Accessed 18/09/2008. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
Maslin, B.R., et al. in Orchard, A.E. & Wilson, A.J.G. (Ed) (2001). Flora of Australia 11A: 342.
World Wide Wattle (2006). Acacia baueri subsp. baueri, in World Wide Wattle online. Accessed 18/09/2008. http://www.worldwidewattle.com/ - Profile author
- Ailsa Holland (27/01/2009)
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Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=15774.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
