- Taxon
- Weed
Recognition
- a shrub or small tree growing 1-5 m tall.
- its once-compound leaves (6-10.5 cm long) have 3-5 pairs of leaflets with pointed tips.
- these leaves have a small cone-shaped structure between the lowest three or four pairs of leaflets.
- its yellow flowers have five petals and six or seven fully-formed stamens, two of which are larger than the others.
- its cylindrical pods (5-10 cm long and 7-12 mm wide) are usually borne in an upright position on stiff stalks.
[From: Environmental Weeds of Australia]
References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.