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   Acacia mearnsii (tree, shrub)
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    Details of this species in Leiria
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Not specified
    Occurrence: Established
    Source: Paiva, 1999; H. Marchante pers. comm..
    Arrival Date: unknown
    Introduction: Intentional
    Species Notes for this Location:
    A. mearnsii is grown for ornamental use and for the tanning industry in parts of the Iberian peninsula. It is found occuring in protected areas, watersheds and disturbed places
    Management Notes for this Location:
    It is declared as invasive on the Portuguese Exotic Species List (Dec.lei 565/99).
    Location Notes:
    Last Modified: 12/08/2005 2:07:11 p.m.
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