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Acacia verticillata
Prickly low shrub with spike-tipped phyllodes arranged in whorls of 4 to 6 around the main stem. Bright yellow balls of flowers are arranged close together on stalks about 30 mm long.
Spotted in an isolated area in a national park. Since spotted numerous shrubs growing in lower areas of the Dandenong Ranges.
No pods seen as yet. Fibres from this plant have been used by indigenous people as fishing lines. Family: Mimosaceae
Spotted on Aug 28, 2013
Submitted on Sep 16, 2013
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