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'''''Acacia pravissima''''', |
'''''Acacia pravissima''''', commonly known as '''Ovens wattle''', '''Oven wattle''', '''wedge-leaved wattle''' and '''Tumut wattle''', is a [[species]] of [[flowering plant]] in the legume [[family (botany)|family]] Fabaceae. It is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] [[native plant|native]] to [[Victoria, Australia|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><ref name=lucid>{{cite web|url=https://apps.lucidcentral.org/wattle/text/entities/acacia_pravissima.htm|title=''Acacia pravissima'' F.Muell.|work=Wattle - Acacias of Australia|publisher=26 July 2020|publisher=Lucid Central}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of {{cvt|0.5|to|3|m}} but can grow as tall as {{cvt|8|m}} and has slender to spreading branches. The ribbed branchlets can be either [[Glabrousness (botany)|glabrous]] or hairy. Like most species of ''Acacia'' it has [[phyllode]]s rather than true leaves. The gre-green coloured and crowded, on short stem-projections. The glabrous phyllodes are quite inequilateral with an obdeltate shape with a length of {{cvt|7|to|16|cm}} and a width of {{cvt|5|to|14|mm}}.<ref name=lucid/> It produces [[raceme]]s of ball-shaped yellow flowers in winter and spring.<ref name = RHSPF/> |
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It grows to {{cvt|5|m}}, producing [[raceme]]s of ball-shaped yellow flowers in winter and spring. |
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==Taxonomy== |
==Taxonomy== |
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==Cultivation |
==Cultivation== |
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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 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]]. It has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/104/Acacia-pravissima/Details |
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]]. It has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref name = RHSPF>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/104/Acacia-pravissima/Details |
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| title = ''Acacia pravissima'' | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 27 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = November 2018 | page = 107 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | website = www.rhs.org | accessdate = 27 February 2020}}</ref> |
| title = ''Acacia pravissima'' | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 27 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = November 2018 | page = 107 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | website = www.rhs.org | accessdate = 27 February 2020}}</ref> |
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==See |
==See also== |
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*[[List of Acacia species|List of ''Acacia'' species]] |
*[[List of Acacia species|List of ''Acacia'' species]] |
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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, commonly known as Ovens wattle, Oven wattle, wedge-leaved wattle and Tumut 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][2]
Description
The tree or shrub typically grows to a height of 0.5 to 3 m (1 ft 8 in to 9 ft 10 in) but can grow as tall as 8 m (26 ft) and has slender to spreading branches. The ribbed branchlets can be either glabrous or hairy. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The gre-green coloured and crowded, on short stem-projections. The glabrous phyllodes are quite inequilateral with an obdeltate shape with a length of 7 to 16 cm (2.8 to 6.3 in) and a width of 5 to 14 mm (0.20 to 0.55 in).[2] It produces racemes of ball-shaped yellow flowers in winter and spring.[3]
Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet pravissima means "very crooked".[4]
Cultivation
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. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][5]
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See also
References
- ^ "Acacia pravissima F.Muell". National Herbarium of New South Wales. PlantNET. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Acacia pravissima F.Muell". Wattle - Acacias of Australia. Lucid Central.
- ^ a b "Acacia pravissima". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 107. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- R Lancaster, (1998). Plants That Should Be Better Known: Acacia pravissima, Royal Horticultural Society..
External links
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