Photograph: I.Brown
Acacia paradoxa is commonly known
as Hedge Wattle.
It flowers from August to November. 30-40 bright yellow flowers make up a ball, 8-9 mm in diameter. Pollen is located at the tips of the numerous anthers and easily transferred to visiting insects. The species name paradoxa refers to this plant being unusual or strange, perhaps because of its numerous spines, but the pollen is unusual too. Instead of sixteen individual grains commonly found in local wattles, ten or less make up the dispersal unit.
Pollen images
light microscopy
electron microscopy
It flowers from August to November. 30-40 bright yellow flowers make up a ball, 8-9 mm in diameter. Pollen is located at the tips of the numerous anthers and easily transferred to visiting insects. The species name paradoxa refers to this plant being unusual or strange, perhaps because of its numerous spines, but the pollen is unusual too. Instead of sixteen individual grains commonly found in local wattles, ten or less make up the dispersal unit.
Pollen images
light microscopy
electron microscopy