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stamp
Date of issue: 15 Sept 1982
Designer: B. Wetherhead

Plant: Acacia dealbata (?)

Family: FABACEAE (Mimosaceae, Leguminosae)

a wattle

An unknown species of bi-pinnate leaved Acacia.
Possibly Acacia dealbata
which bears creamy-yellow ball-shaped flowers in summer.
Hence the Australian Christmas flavour.

 


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