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Acacia cyclops

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rather than true leaves. The phyllodes range from four to eight centimetres long, and from six to twelve millimetres wide. Its flower heads are bright yellow spherical clusters. Very few flower heads are produced at a time, but flowering occurs over a long period, from early spring to late summer,
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is problematic in coastal and lowland parts of the Cape Provinces. The species was introduced in the 1830s where it was used as a dune stabiliser and by 1975 it occupied around 300,000 ha (740,000 acres) of coastal lowlands, and sandy river valleys of inland areas forming dense thickets.
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It is found in locations exposed to coastal winds, red-eyed wattle grows as a dense, dome shaped shrub; this helps protect against salt spray, sand-blast and erosion of soil at the roots. When sheltered from the wind, it tends to grow as a small tree typically to a height of 0.8 to 4 m
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Both the common and species names refer to the appearance of the pods when first open in late spring: each shiny black seed is encircled by a thick orange-red stalk, resembling a bloodshot eye.
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has invaded similar habitat in other areas within Australia, mostly semi-arid regions of inland south-eastern South Australia where it is considered a problem. It is also found in parts of
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Badalamenti, Emilio; Gristina, Luciano; La Mantia, Tomass; Novara, Agata; Pasta, Salvatore; Lauteri, Marco; Fernandes, Patricia; Correia, Otilia; Maguas, Cristina (1 November 2014).
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In South Africa it is considered to be one of the most widespread alien invasive species, though the roots are susceptible to attack by various species of
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growing in sandy soils. In South Australia it is also found to have a discontinuous distribution from the border eastwards to around
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The green seed pods may be used as a natural soap, by crushing them and using the pods with water to wash with.
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for this purpose, but it has spread rapidly and is now a serious pest in southern Africa, where it is known as
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Tchotet Tchoumi, J. M.; Coetzee, M. P. A.; Rajchenberg, M.; Wingfield, M. J.; Roux, J. (29 June 2018). "Three
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A.Cunn. ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 404 (1832) Western Coastal Wattle, Rooikrans (South Africa)"
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Red-eyed wattle can be used to help stabilise coastal sands. It was introduced into
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Noongar Bush Medicine Medicinal plants of the south-west of Western Australia
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is taken from the large black seed which is enclosed in bright red tissue.
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has had only limited success in the effective control of this weed.
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species, which normally flower in one brief but impressive display.
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in 2006. Many synonyms of the species are known including
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border. It is found in limestone areas and on and around
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The species was first formally described by the botanist
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(2016). 830: 457:and transferred back to the genus 14: 1595: 950: 364:, and along the south coast into 1469:urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470108-1 984: 908:sp. nov., associated with dying 720:. Western Australian Government 82: 504: 476:It is thought to be related to 867: 797: 651: 579:in wetland habitats and among 383: 1: 1023:Forest Ecology and Management 644: 545:in the south and east to the 395:species, red-eyed wattle has 1569:Acacias of Western Australia 1035:10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.016 914:Australasian Plant Pathology 7: 623: 436: 10: 1600: 1554:Endemic flora of Australia 1064: 926:10.1007/s13313-018-0575-7 853:Commonwealth of Australia 849:Flora of Australia Online 813:Atlas of Living Australia 449:. 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Index



Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Caesalpinioideae
Mimosoid clade
Acacia
Binomial name
A.Cunn.
G.Don

AVH


seed pod
shrub
tree
family
Fabaceae
Australia

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