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Acacia saligna

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.Wendl.

Synonyms: 14 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acacia bracteata Maiden & Blakely (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia cyanophylla Lindl. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia cyanophylla Lindl. var. cyanophylla (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia lindleyi Meisn. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna 'Cyanophylla' variant (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna 'Forest' variant (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna 'Tweed River' variant (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna 'Typical' variant (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna subsp. lindleyi (Meisn.) M.A.Millar, Byrne, Nuberg & Sedgley (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna subsp. osullivaniana M.A.Millar, Byrne, Nuberg & Sedgley (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna subsp. pruinescens M.A.Millar, Byrne, Nuberg & Sedgley (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia saligna subsp. stolonifera M.A.Millar, Byrne, Nuberg & Sedgley (taxonomic synonym)
  • Mimosa saligna Labill. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Racosperma salignum (Labill.) Pedley (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA, SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)

Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, NSW Flora, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (3), ABRS_2023 (19), ANBG_2019 (5), Burrows_2008_2 (7), Burrows_2020 (7), Cheal_2017 (3), Chen_2017 (4), Clarke_2015 (2), Collette_2021 (1), Funk_2016 (106), Kew_2019_1 (9), Kew_2019_2 (3), Kew_2019_4 (4), Kew_2019_5 (1), Kew_2019_6 (5), Kubiak_2009 (4), Liu_2023 (150), Manea_2011 (1), Maslin_2012 (13), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (14), NSWFRD_2014 (7), Pickup_2021 (5), RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (19), SAH_2022 (4), SAH_2023 (16), Schmidt_1993 (2), Sjostrom_2006 (4), Standish_2019 (9), Staples_2019 (5), Sweedman_2006 (4), Tsakalos_2020 (18), Tsakalos_2022 (2), WAH_2022_2 (11), WAH_2023_2 (6), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), Wright_2000 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 80 traits from 489 records in 40 datasets.

Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.

fire response
  • resprouting_capacity (categorical): fire_killed (3); partial_resprouting (2); resprouts (3) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Clarke_2015; Kubiak_2009; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (3) [sources: Clarke_2015; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • fire_time_from_fire_to_flowering (numerical): 36 mo (36-36 mo) [sources: Burrows_2020]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): white_cream (1); yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • sex_type (categorical): andromonoecious (1) [sources: Sjostrom_2006]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 97.5 mm (50-140 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 5.12 mm (4-6 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Chen_2017; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_fleshiness (categorical): dry (3) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006; Tsakalos_2020]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (2) [sources: Chen_2017; Sjostrom_2006]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): brown (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_length (numerical): 170 mm (70-300 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 16.4 mm (2-50 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_mass_per_area (numerical): 169.78 g/m2 (112.81-251.02 g/m2) [sources: Funk_2016; Liu_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): falcate (4); lanceolate (3); linear (3); oblanceolate (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_base_shape (categorical): attenuate (2) [sources: RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (2) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): simple (3) [sources: Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_glaucousness (categorical): glaucous (2); not_glaucous (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_hairs_adult_leaves (categorical): glabrous (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1); phyllode (7) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2023_2]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (15); tree (12) [sources: ABRS_2022; Funk_2016; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • life_form (categorical): phanerophyte (2) [sources: Funk_2016]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (16) [sources: ABRS_2022; Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; Cheal_2017; Funk_2016; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (9) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): bushy (1); dense (2); erect (3); spreading (1) [sources: NHNSW_2022; SAH_2022; Tsakalos_2020; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (1) [sources: Maslin_2012]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (4) [sources: Funk_2016; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • root_structure (categorical): arbuscular_mycorrhizal (5) [sources: Funk_2016; Schmidt_1993; Standish_2019; Tsakalos_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2020]
  • reproductive_maturity (numerical): 3 a (3-3 a) [sources: Burrows_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): zoochory (1) [sources: Kew_2019_5]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnnyyynnn (1); nnnnnyyyynnn (1); nnnnyyyyyynn (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2; NSWFRD_2014; Tsakalos_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (5) [sources: Burrows_2008_2; Burrows_2020; NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021; Standish_2019]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (2) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; Pickup_2021]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (1) [sources: Collette_2021]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2022]
  • clonal_spread_mechanism (categorical): non_clonal (1) [sources: Tsakalos_2022]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): none (1) [sources: Burrows_2008_2]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_N_per_dry_mass (numerical): 24.86 mg/g (15.47-33.6 mg/g) [sources: Funk_2016; Liu_2023; Standish_2019]
  • leaf_P_per_dry_mass (numerical): 1.06 mg/g (0.48-2.47 mg/g) [sources: Funk_2016; Liu_2023; Standish_2019]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 16.13 mg (14.1-20.76 mg) [sources: ANBG_2019; Kew_2019_1; Standish_2019]
  • seed_length (numerical): 5.31 mm (4.25-6 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019; ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; RBGV_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.05 mm (2.05-2.05 mm) [sources: ANBG_2019]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (4); ovoid (1); ovoid_elongated (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; ANBG_2019; Maslin_2012; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
stem morphology
  • wood_density (numerical): 0.64 mg/mm3 (0.58-0.69 mg/mm3) [sources: Staples_2019]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Liu_202315150S. T. Liu, C. E. Gille, T. Bird, K. Ranathunge, P. M. Finnegan, and H. Lambers. “Leaf phosphorus allocation to chemical fractions and its seasonal variation in south-western Australia is a species-dependent trait”. Science of The Total Environment 901 (2023), p. 166395. ISSN: 0048-9697. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166395.
Funk_201616106J. L. Funk, R. J. Standish, W. D. Stock, and F. Valladares. “Plant functional traits of dominant native and invasive species in mediterranean-climate ecosystems”. Ecology 97.1 (2016), pp. 75-83. doi: 10.1890/15-0974.1.
ABRS_20231319Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
RBGV_20231319VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Tsakalos_20201718J. L. Tsakalos, M. Renton, F. Riviera, E. J. Veneklaas, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context”. Ecological Complexity 40 (2019), p. 100787. doi: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100787.
SAH_20231116S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
NHNSW_2023914N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Maslin_20121013B. Maslin. WATTLE, Interactive Identification of Australian Acacia. Version 2. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, 2014.
WAH_2022_2411Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Kew_2019_119Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Standish_201999R. Standish. “Unpublished data: Jarrah forest, Murdoch University”. 2019.
Burrows_2008_277N. D. Burrows, G. Wardell-Johnson, and B. Ward. “Post-fire juvenile period of plants in south-west Australia forests and implications for fire management”. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91 (2008), pp. 163-174. ISSN: 0035922X. url: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19156 (visited on 03/27/2025).
Burrows_202077N. Burrows. Data from 'Plant Ecological Attributes' theme, NatureMap, DBCA, WA. 2020.
NSWFRD_201477B. Kenny, C. Orscheg, E. Tasker, M. A. Gill, and R. Bradstock. NSW Flora Fire Response Database, v2.1. database. NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment, 2014.
WAH_2023_226Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
ANBG_201955Australian National Botanic Gardens. The National Seed Bank. 2018. url: http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/living/seedbank/.
Kew_2019_615Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Germination data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
Pickup_202155M. Pickup and T. McDonald. Bushfire impacts — A national model for assessing local landscape restoration priorities. Project Phoenix Report. Greening Australia, 2021. url: https://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1.02R2.pdf.
Staples_201915T. Staples, J. M. Dwyer, J. R. England, and M. M. Mayfield. “Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient”. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28.10 (2019), pp. 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962.
Chen_201744Chen, S.-C., Cornwell, W., Z. H.-X., Moles, and A. T. “Plants show more flesh in the tropics: Variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients.”. Ecography 40 (2017), pp. 531-538. doi: abs/10.1111/ecog.02010.
Kew_2019_414Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Oil content data from Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Kubiak_200944P. J. Kubiak. “Fire responses of bushland plants after the January 1994 wildfires in northern Sydney”. Cunninghamia 11.1 (2009), pp. 131-165.
NHNSW_202244N. H. of New South Wales. The Plant Information Network System of The Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Version 2.0.. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
SAH_202244S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/.
Sjostrom_200644A. Sjöström and C. L. Gross. “Life-history characters and phylogeny are correlated with extinction risk in the Australian angiosperms”. Journal of Biogeography 33.2 (2006), pp. 271-290. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01393.x.
Sweedman_200624L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
ABRS_202233Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
Cheal_201733D. Cheal. Growth stages and tolerable fire intervals for Victoria's native vegetation data sets. Fire and adaptive management, report no. 84. Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment Melbourne, 2010.
Kew_2019_213Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
RBGV_202233VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/.
Clarke_201522P. J. Clarke, M. J. Lawes, B. P. Murphy, J. Russell-Smith, C. E. Nano, R. Bradstock, N. J. Enright, J. B. Fontaine, C. R. Gosper, I. Radford, J. J. Midgley, and R. M. Gunton. “A synthesis of postfire recovery traits of woody plants in Australian ecosystems”. Science of The Total Environment 534 (2015), pp. 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.002.
Schmidt_199322S. Schmidt. “Unpublished data: Compilation of mycorrhizal status data, University of Queensland”. 1993.
Tsakalos_202222J. L. Tsakalos, G. Ottaviani, S. Chelli, A. Rea, S. Elder, M. P. Dobrowolski, and L. Mucina. “Plant clonality in a soil-impoverished open ecosystem: insights from southwest Australian shrublands”. Annals of Botany 130.7 (2022), pp. 981-990. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcac131.
Wenk_202222E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022.
Collette_202111J. C. Collette and M. K. J. Ooi. “Distribution of seed dormancy classes across a fire-prone continent: effects of rainfall seasonality and temperature”. Annals of Botany 127.5 (2021), pp. 613-620. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa203.
Kew_2019_511Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Seed dispersal data from the Seed Information Database (SID) and Seed Bank Database. 2019. url: http://data.kew.org/sid/.
Manea_201111A. Manea. “Unpublished data: Dispersal appendage data for Acacia via Worldwide Wattle, Macquarie University”. 2011.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.
Wright_200011I. J. Wright, H. T. Clifford, R. Kidson, M. L. Reed, B. L. Rice, and M. Westoby. “A survey of seed and seedling characters in 1744 Australian dicotyledon species: Cross-species trait correlations and correlated trait-shifts within evolutionary lineages”. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 69 (2000), pp. 521-547. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2000.tb01222.x.