blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Member of wattles (genus Acacia)
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
cream in flowering plants

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• simple leaves, 4–14 cm long, with 3–5 longitudinal veins
• leaves on young branches or mature leaf tips may be 2-pinnate
• inflorescence a raceme of 2–8 heads
• fruit 5–15 cm long, 0.4–0.8 cm wide, curved, twisted, glabrous
• very common, especially in the outer coastal range

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Chris’s observations: 6 (5 are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Hills RP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Henry Cowell Redwoods SP
• Jacks Peak CP
• Sibley Volcanic RP
• Ulistac Natural Area, Santa Clara

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 0
• May: 0
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 1
• Sep.: 1
• Oct.: 1
• Nov.: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Acacia melanoxylon → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora