Acacia vestita

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Acacia
Species: Acacia vestita
Name

Acacia vestita Ker Gawl., 1823
Synonyms

Acacia undulifolia var. pubescens Maiden & R.T.Baker
Racosperma vestitum (Ker Gawl.) Pedley

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Acacia vestita

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
New South Wales
Introduced into:
California, Kenya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Ker Gawler, J.B., 1823. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 9: t. 698.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acacia vestita in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acacia vestita. Published online. Accessed: Aug 17 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Acacia vestita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Aug 2019.
Catalogue of Life: 2021 Annual Checklist
Acacia vestita – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acacia vestita in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names
English: Weeping Boree, Hairy Wattle

Acacia vestita, with common names weeping boree, weeping acacia, and hairy wattle, is a shrub and small tree native to New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
Description

Acacia vestita grows to about 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall and 3m in diameter. It flowers from about August to October. It can be propagated by seed, which may be first soaked in hot water to permeate the hard seed coating before planting.[3]
Gardens

Acacia vestita is grown in the horticulture industry as a small multi-trunk tree for gardens, and is popular in California for drought tolerant landscaping.
References

"Acacia vestita Ker Gawl". Botanic Gardens Trust. PlantNET. Archived from the original on 4 August 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
"Wattle Horticulture". Wattle Day Association. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
Australian National Botanic Gardens