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Acacia aculeatissima - Thin-leaf Wattle

This is an uncommon species of wattle found across central, western, and south-eastern Victoria (Australia). It is identified by its thin needle-like phyllodes (not leaves! but with a similar function) growing roughly a centimetre long. It has the trademark yellow puff-ball flowers of all wattles, growing on a stem from the leaf-base. It has fairly straight seed pods growing to about five cm long, containing shiny black seeds. It can be distinguished from similar species by it's phyllodes, which can grow pointing either forwards or backwards along the stem. It typically is a small, sparse shrub often trailing along the ground - giving it the alternative name of 'Snake Wattle'. It can be found growing in schlerophyll woodland, forest, and heathland.

I chose it because it was the first plant pic I found when I opened a random folder of photos on my desktop lol. This was observed during the bioblitz last year, in the bush near my town. I don't see these very often, but I think this is largely because they're very inconspicuous and easily walked-past most of the year - however they were all in flower at the time I was out, so I saw several! Some were much larger than I had previously thought they could get (at least in my area anyway). They're not the most spectacular thing in the bush, but I do think they can be kinda neat, and should probably be appreciated more.

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