Acacia pycnantha

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Common name (English)

Australian golden wattle

Ηabitat

B1 Coastal Sand

X23 Non-domestic gardens (large)

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Establishment status

Not Established

Establishment status detail

Alien: Cultivated.

Recorded (by Frangos) from Government House grounds, Nicosia. It is a very ornamental species, said to furnish one of the richest of tanning barks, and to be useful as a sand-binder (Meikle 1977).

Native of Australia, not very common in Cyprus - Lefkosia - Lemesos main road, Athalassa, Strovolos, Orkontas (Tsintides et al. 2002).

First detection year

1923

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

Pathway detail

As the species is not established introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.

References

Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.

Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.

Gennadios P (2015) Cultivated exotic plants. Dasoponos 63: 7-11.