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Kangaroo thorn

Acacia paradoxa

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 246, February 237, March 266, April 610, May 441, June 298, July 333, August 907, September 1,911, October 912, November 349, December 275.
Australia6,785
Victoria4,149
South Australia2,252
New South Wales295
Australian Capital Territory67
United States65
California65
New Zealand52
Auckland Region39
South Africa37

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
Genuswattles · Acacia

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Kangaroo thorn with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.