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Vachellia farnesiana

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Family Fabaceae

Taxonomy: Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.

Synonyms: 9 (APC 2026-07-30)
  • Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia lenticellata F.Muell. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia lenticulata Pedley (taxonomic synonym)
  • Acacia pedunculata Willd. (taxonomic synonym)
  • Farnesia odora Gasp. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Mimosa farnesiana L. (nomenclatural synonym)
  • Mimosa suaveolens Salisb. (doubtful nomenclatural synonym)
  • Popanax farnesiana (L.) Raf. (nomenclatural synonym)

Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), CoI (formerly naturalised), NT (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

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

Traits

Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (4), ABRS_2023 (20), Clarke_2015 (6), Collette_2021 (1), Crowley_2007 (2), Jurado_1991 (6), Jurado_1992 (3), Maslin_2012 (11), Munroe_2019 (1), NHNSW_2014_2 (5), NHNSW_2022 (4), NHNSW_2023 (18), NSWFRD_2014 (5), NTH_2014 (4), NTH_2022 (3), NTH_2023 (12), Nano_2011 (2), Ooi_2007 (101), Pate_1998 (6), RussellSmith_2012 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (16), Sweedman_2006 (4), WAH_2022_2 (4), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1), White_2020 (40), Wright_2000 (3). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 57 traits from 294 records in 29 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): resprouts (8) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; NSWFRD_2014; Nano_2011; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • post_fire_recruitment (categorical): post_fire_recruitment (2) [sources: Clarke_2015]
flower morphology
  • flower_colour (categorical): yellow_orange (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
fruit morphology
  • fruit_length (numerical): 51.67 mm (15-85 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_width (numerical): 11.83 mm (8-17 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_type (categorical): legume (2); legume_indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (1); indehiscent (2) [sources: ABRS_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • fruit_colour (categorical): black (3); brown (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
  • leaf_area (numerical): 6 mm2 (6-6 mm2) [sources: Jurado_1991]
  • leaf_length (numerical): 12.4 mm (1.2-42 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
  • leaf_width (numerical): 1.44 mm (0.5-2.5 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; SAH_2023]
  • petiole_length (numerical): 1.1 cm (0.2-2 cm) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023]
  • leaf_shape (categorical): narrowly_oblong (2); oblanceolate (1); oblong (1) [sources: ABRS_2023; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2014]
  • leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • leaf_compoundness (categorical): compound (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
  • leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): alternate (1) [sources: NHNSW_2014_2]
  • plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (6) [sources: ABRS_2023; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2023; NTH_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
life history
  • photosynthetic_pathway (categorical): c3 (4) [sources: Munroe_2019; Pate_1998; White_2020]
  • plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (11); tree (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; Jurado_1991; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; NSWFRD_2014; NTH_2022; Pate_1998; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022; White_2020]
  • life_history (categorical): perennial (8) [sources: ABRS_2022; Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; Pate_1998; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
  • woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (6) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; NTH_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
  • stem_growth_habit (categorical): erect (1); spreading (3) [sources: ABRS_2022; NHNSW_2022; WAH_2022_2]
  • leaf_phenology (categorical): evergreen (2) [sources: Maslin_2012; NTH_2014]
  • nitrogen_fixing (categorical): nitrogen_fixer (3) [sources: Pate_1998; White_2020]
  • parasitic (categorical): not_parasitic (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • pollination_syndrome (categorical): insect (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • dispersal_syndrome (categorical): barochory (1); zoochory (2) [sources: Jurado_1991; White_2020]
  • dispersers (categorical): invertebrates (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • flowering_time (categorical): nnnnnyyynnnn (1); nnnnnyyyynnn (1); nnnnyyyyynnn (1); nnnyyyyyyyyy (2) [sources: Maslin_2012; NHNSW_2014_2; NTH_2014; White_2020]
  • seedbank_location (categorical): soil_seedbank (1) [sources: NSWFRD_2014]
  • seedbank_longevity_class (categorical): persistent (4) [sources: NSWFRD_2014; RussellSmith_2012; White_2020]
  • seed_dormancy_class (categorical): physical_dormancy (2) [sources: Collette_2021; Ooi_2007]
  • vegetative_reproduction_ability (categorical): not_vegetative (2) [sources: White_2020]
  • bud_bank_location (categorical): basal_stem_buds (4); epicormic_buds (2) [sources: Clarke_2015; Crowley_2007; Nano_2011]
nutrient and stable isotope
  • leaf_delta13C (numerical): -26.09 {delta}[ppth] (-26.09--26.09 {delta}[ppth]) [sources: Pate_1998]
seed morphology
  • seed_dry_mass (numerical): 103.28 mg (45.11-129.73 mg) [sources: Jurado_1991; Ooi_2007]
  • seed_length (numerical): 5 mm (5-5 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • seed_width (numerical): 2.35 mm (2.2-2.5 mm) [sources: NTH_2023]
  • seed_shape (categorical): ellipsoid (2); ovoid_elongated (1) [sources: NTH_2023; SAH_2023]
whole plant morphology

Sources

dataset_idn_traitsn_recordsreference
Ooi_20072101M. K. J. Ooi, P. Myerscough, and T. Auld. “Unpublished data: Longterm seed mass field campaign, University of New South Wales”. 2007.
White_20202040M. White, S. Sinclair, and D. Frood. Victorian Vital Attributes Database. database. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victoria, 2020.
ABRS_20231220Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
NHNSW_20231018N. 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/.
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/.
NTH_20231012D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
Maslin_2012911B. Maslin. WATTLE, Interactive Identification of Australian Acacia. Version 2. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, 2014.
Clarke_201536P. 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.
Jurado_199166E. Jurado. “Diaspore weight, dispersal, growth form and perenniality of central Australian plants”. Journal of Ecology 79 (1991), pp. 811-828.
Pate_199866J. S. Pate, M. J. Unkovich, P. D. Erskine, and G. R. Stewart. “Australian mulga ecosystems- 13C and 15N natural abundances of biota components and their ecophysiological significance”. Plant, Cell and Environment 21.12 (1998), pp. 1231-1242. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00359.x.
NHNSW_2014_255Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney. PLantNET: NSW flora online. 2014. url: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/.
NSWFRD_201455B. 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.
ABRS_202244Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au.
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/.
NTH_201444Northern Territory Herbarium. Flora of the Darwin Region Online. 2014. url: http://www.lrm.nt.gov.au/plants-and-animals/herbarium/darwin_flora_online.
RussellSmith_201244J. Russell-Smith, M. R. Gardener, C. Brock, K. Brennan, C. P. Yates, and B. Grace. “Fire persistence traits can be used to predict vegetation response to changing fire regimes at expansive landscape scales - an Australian example”. Journal of Biogeography 39 (2012), pp. 1657-1668. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02714.x.
Sweedman_200624L. Sweedman and D. Merritt. Australian Seeds: A Guide to Their Collection, Identification, and Biology. CSIRO Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 9780643094079.
WAH_2022_244Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Jurado_199213E. Jurado and M. Westoby. “Germination biology of selected central Australian plants”. Austral Ecology 17.3 (1992), pp. 341-348. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1992.tb00816.x.
NTH_202233D. of Land Resource Management and N. T. of Australia. Northern Territory Flora Online. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://eflora.nt.gov.au/.
SAH_202233S. 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/.
WAH_2023_233Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/.
Wright_200033I. 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.
Crowley_200722G. Crowley, M. Gardener, and M. Marrinan. Tropical savannas fire response database. 2007. url: [www.landmanager.org.au](www.landmanager.org.au).
Nano_201122C. E. M. Nano and P. J. Clarke. “How do drought and fire influence the patterns of resprouting in Australian deserts?”. Plant Ecology 212 (2011), pp. 2095-2110. doi: 10.1007/s11258-011-9988-x.
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.
Munroe_201911S. E. M. Munroe, F. A. McInerney, J. Andrae, N. Welti, G. R. Guerin, E. Leitch, T. Hall, S. Szarvas, R. Atkins, S. Caddy-Retalic, and B. Sparrow. “The Photosynthetic Pathways of Plant Species Surveyed in Australia's National Terrestrial Monitoring Network”. Scientific Data 8 (2021), p. 97. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00877-z.
Wenk_202311E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023.