Mature Acacia rubida plants very often have bipinnate leaves towards the base of the plant at the same time as phyllodes; it's often a 'give-away' for the species.
I couldn't see the bipinnate foliage on the photo that shows the entire plant, therefore my question. A rubida is a wonderful species to explain the evolution of wattle foliage resp phyllodes; and this is a wonderful specimen and great photos.
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