Acacia
oshanesii
F.Muell. & Maiden
This native tree
is commonly known as
feather wattle.
Acacia oshanesii
is described as a "dicot"
in the
Leguminosae
family.
Flagged as a potential locally significant species in the Fraser Coast Region.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
Another common name is "corkwood wattle" (Pedley, L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Mimosaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1). The Fraser Coast region is at the northern limit of this species apart from a disjunct record from near Monto to the north (Australian Virtual Herbarium).
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 10 Fraser Coast localities: Duckinwilla, Howard, Teddington, Yerra, Bauple Forest, Talegalla Weir, Urraween, Doongul, Antigua, Point Vernon.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
