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Acacia courtii
Acacia courtii, commonly known as Three Brothers wattle, Brother wattle or Northern Brother wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the north coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a tall shrub or spreading tree with very narrowly elliptic phyllodes, spikes of pale yellow or cream-coloured flowers and leathery, linear pods.
Three Brothers wattle is endemic to a small area in the mid north coast region of New South Wales around Laurieton, Kendall and Kew where it grows on rocky hillsides among the coastal ranges in three small locations in dry forests and woodland. Six main populations are known, mostly in the Kerewong State Forest, and around North Brother Mountain and Middle Brother Mountain. It is often associated with species of Eucalyptus including; Eucalyptus acmenoides, Eucalyptus gummifera, Eucalyptus intermedia, Eucalyptus siderophloia and Eucalyptus umbra. Other species commonly found in its habitat include; Allocasuarina torulosa, Helichrysum elatum, Imperata cylindrica, Syncarpia glomulifera and Themeda australis.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
