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It grows to {{cvt|5|m}}, producing [[raceme]]s of pea-like yellow flowers in winter and spring. |
It grows to {{cvt|5|m}}, producing [[raceme]]s of pea-like yellow flowers in winter and spring. |
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In [[temperateness|temperate]] regions it is [[hardiness (plants)|hardy]] only in mild or warm coastal climates, but must be given a sheltered spot in full sun. Elsewhere it should be grown under glass. This plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>[http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4355 RHS Plant Selector Acacia pravissima AGM / RHS Gardening<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
In [[temperateness|temperate]] regions it is [[hardiness (plants)|hardy]] only in mild or warm coastal climates, but must be given a sheltered spot in full sun with neutral or [[soil pH|acid soil]]. Elsewhere it should be grown under glass. This plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>[http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=4355 RHS Plant Selector Acacia pravissima AGM / RHS Gardening<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. pravissima
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Acacia pravissima, the Ovens wattle or wedge-leaved wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family Fabaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to Victoria, the South West Slopes and Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.[1]
The Latin specific epithet pravissima means “very crooked”.[2]
It grows to 5 m (16 ft), producing racemes of pea-like yellow flowers in winter and spring.
In temperate regions it is hardy only in mild or warm coastal climates, but must be given a sheltered spot in full sun with neutral or acid soil. Elsewhere it should be grown under glass. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- ^ "Acacia pravissima F.Muell". National Herbarium of New South Wales. PlantNET. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ RHS Plant Selector Acacia pravissima AGM / RHS Gardening
- R Lancaster, (1998). Plants That Should Be Better Known: Acacia pravissima, ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
External links
Media related to Acacia pravissima at Wikimedia Commons
