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| + | It has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]].<ref>[http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=5570 RHS Plant Selector Acacia retinodes AGM / RHS Gardening<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:26, 1 April 2014
Contents
General Plant Info
Acacia retinodes is an evergreen shrub that is native to South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Short racemes of yellow flowers are produced periodically throughout the year.[1][2] Some common names are Retinodes water wattle, swamp wattle, wirilda, ever-blooming wattle and silver wattle.[3] It grows to a height of 6-10m.[4]
Geographic distribution
native to South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
Identification
Alkaloid content
0.2% alkaloid (unknown) (Roveli 1967); 0.5% DMT, NMT, nicotine?,(Pflanzentabelle APB (German) Less than 0.02% total alkaloids found (Hegnauer 1994)
Extraction
Other uses
It is used for environmental management and for ornamental purposes. It produces good quantities of gum and its bark is good for tanning.
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5]
Cultivation
Suppliers
Links
References
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