Acacia salicina, Racosperma salicinum, Willow Acacia, Willow wattle,
Australian Willow, Broughton Willow, שיטה עלי-הערבה
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| | Scientific name: |
| Acacia salicina Lindl. |
| Synonym name: |
| Racosperma salicinum (Lindl.) Pedley |
| Common name: |
| Willow Acacia, Willow wattle, Australian Willow, Broughton Willow |
| Hebrew name: |
| שיטה ארוכת-עלים, שיטה עלי-הערבה |
| Plant Family: |
| Fabaceae, Mimosaceae, שיטיים |
Location: Judean mountains, Tomb of Sheikh Ibn-Jebei; Date Picture Taken: January 04,2009
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| | Life form: |
| Phanerophyte, shrub |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Fragrant creamy yellowish balls |
| Flowering Period: |
| Most of the year |
| Habitat: |
| Tree or shrub used for afforestation; escapes mainly into roadsides, disturbed habitats |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Australian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Location: Judean mountains, Tomb of Sheikh Ibn-Jebei; Date Picture Taken: January 04,2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Acacia, from the Greek word akis, meaning a point or a barb.
salicina, salix, salic, "a willow-tree", inus,-ινοϛ, "composition, color, resembling, owning"; meaning willow like.
- The standard author abbreviation Lindl. is used to indicate John Lindley (1799 – 1865), an English botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Pedley is used to indicate Leslie Pedley (born 1930), an Australian botanist who specialised in the genus Acacia.
Acacia salicina, an Australian acacia, was introduced into Israel mainly in the arid region of the country, for afforestation purposes and soil erosion control.
It is found in the arid part of the country mainly on wadi banks and along roadsides. Although it does not create dense thickets, it displays a widespread distribution throughout the Negev desert.
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