Acacia cyclops G.Don

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Acacia Miller
Tribe: Acacieae
References: [19][1880]

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Other names:

• Acacia cyclopsis G.Don [Orthographic] 
  

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Common Names:

• Rooikrans [19]
  
• Western Coastal Wattle [1921]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Europe)ESFEDS
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Rico ML
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [19]
  
• Weed [19]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Ethiopia [24]
  • Namibia-ISO [19]
  • South Africa [19]

• Australasia [1880]
  • Australia [19] [1880]
    • South Australia [1880]
    • Western Australia [1880]

• Europe [754]
  • Portugal [754]

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Notes:

• A serious weed in parts of South Africa (Ross ref 19)
  
• Introduced originally to South Africa for sand stabilisation (Ross;ref 19)
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:47:57