''Acacia terminalis'' (sunshine wattle) is a shrub or small

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...

to 6 m in height. It is an Australian native whose range extends through

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and

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. 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 under the Commonwealth

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and cult ...

. It is rare and confined to the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, between Cronulla and Manly. It differs from the other forms of the species in being hairier, and having thicker

peduncle Peduncle may refer to: *Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed *Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body **Peduncle (art ...

s and wider seed pods.

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References

External links

NSW Flora Online

NSW threatened speciesGoogle Images: ''Acacia terminalis''.

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium – Occurrence data for ''Acacia terminalis''.
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