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seed pods form. the pods have a linear shape and are raised over the seeds and a have a length up to around 6 cm (2.4 in) and a width of 2 to 9 mm (0.079 to 0.354 in). The shiny brown seeds have an oblong shape with a length of 2.7 to 4 mm (0.11 to 0.16 in) with a small
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rather than true leaves. The evergreen phyllodes have silvery coloured hairs and a narrowly elliptic to lanceolate shape that can be straight or shallowly curved. The phyllodes have a length of 4 to 9 cm (1.6 to 3.5 in) and a width of 2 to 12 mm (0.079 to 0.472 in) and contain
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