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Callicoma serratifolia
About
Callicoma is a plant genus that contains just one species, Callicoma serratifolia, a tall shrub or small tree native to Australia. Callicoma serratifolia is commonly known as black wattle. One explanation for the name is the similarity of the flowers to those of Australian Acacia, which are commonly known as wattles. Another explanation is its use in wattle and daub huts of the early settlers. The species has a number of other common names include callicoma, butterwood, silver leaf, silver-leaf butterwood and wild quince.
- Family
- Cunoniaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Callicoma serratifolia
- Slug
- callicoma-serratifolia
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cunoniaceae
- Genus
- Callicoma
- Species
- serratifolia
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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