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'''''Acacia pravissima''''', commonly known as '''Ovens Wattle''' or ''Wedge-leaved Wattle'', is a species of plant in the [[Fabaceae]] family found in Australia which grows in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and in the [[South West Slopes]] and [[Southern Tablelands]] of New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~pravissima |title=Acacia pravissima F.Muell. |author= |date= |work=National Herbarium of New South Wales |publisher=PlantNET |accessdate=10 April 2010}}</ref>
'''''Acacia pravissima''''' ('''Ovens wattle''' or ''wedge-leaved wattle''), is a [[species]] of [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] in the [[Fabaceae]] [[family (biology)|family]] [[native plant|native]] to Victoria, the South West Slopes and Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~pravissima |title=Acacia pravissima F.Muell. |author= |date= |work=National Herbarium of New South Wales |publisher=PlantNET |accessdate=10 April 2010}}</ref>

It grows to 5m, producing [[raceme]]s of yellow flowers in Winter and Spring. In [[temperateness|temperate]] climates it is usually grown under glass. It has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4355</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*R Lancaster, (1998). ''Plants That Should Be Better Known: Acacia pravissima'', ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
*R Lancaster, (1998). ''Plants That Should Be Better Known: Acacia pravissima'', ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

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Acacia pravissima
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Acacia pravissima

Acacia pravissima (Ovens wattle or wedge-leaved wattle), is a species of evergreen shrub in the Fabaceae family native to Victoria, the South West Slopes and Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.[1]

It grows to 5m, producing racemes of yellow flowers in Winter and Spring. In temperate climates it is usually grown under glass. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Acacia pravissima F.Muell". National Herbarium of New South Wales. PlantNET. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ^ http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4355
  • R Lancaster, (1998). Plants That Should Be Better Known: Acacia pravissima, ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

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