Acacia retinodes, Schlecht.

10. A. retinodes Schlecht. View in CoL , Linnaea 20: 664 (1847)

( A.floribunda auct., non Willd.).

Like 9 but twigs usually brown, not pendent; phyllodes 6-15 x 0-4-1-8 cm, acute to obtuse, light green; capitula 4-6 mm in diameter, in racemes of 5-10; racemes sometimes paniculate; flowers pale yellow; legume not or very slightly constricted between the seeds; funicle encircling seed and bent back upon itself in a double fold, scarlet. Widely planted for ornament in S. Europe and locally naturalized. [Az Br G a Hs It?Ju Lu Rm.] (South Australia.) Subfam. Lotoideae Flowers zygomorphic. Sepals and petals imbricate ; the adaxial petal (standard) outermost, the 2 lateral petals (wings) free, the 2 lower petals innermost and usually partially adhering to each other by means of interlocking hairs on the margin to form the keel. Stamens 10, rarely 5, free, or more usually all or 9 of the filaments united.