Acacia verticillata 1952 to 1968, Kreditkassen from 1978 to 1990, Skibladner from 1974 to 1982 and Raufoss Ammunisjonsfabrikker from 1985 to 1988. He was a deputy board member of the Norwegian State Housing Bank from 1966 to 1970. Platou was decorated with the Defence Medal 1940–1945 and the HM The King's Medal of Merit in gold. He died in 2003. Lars T. Platou Lars Tokstad Sem Platou (2 July 1920 – 30 May 2003) was a Norwegian electrical engineer and politician for the Conservative Party. He served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament, was the deputy leader of his party from 1972 	Lars T. Platou
11129984	Acacia verticillata Acacia verticillata Acacia verticillata (prickly Moses; prickly-leaved wattle; star-leaved acacia; prickly mimosa; whorl-leaved acacia) is a perennial shrub to small tree native to south eastern Australia. Description. The shrub or tree can grow to a maximum height of around and has a spreading habit. The branchlets have bristly prickling stipules with a length of in length. Like most species of Acacia" it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen phyllodes grow in bundles that are all crowded together and are whorled that have a linear or lanceolate shape with a length of and a width of  . The phyllodes are glabrous, pungent and rigid with one main visible vein. It blooms between July and December producing simple inflorescences on glabrous stalks with a length of . The ovoid the spherical flower-spikes have a length of up to with densely pack light yellow coloured flowers. The compressed an linear seed pods that form after flowering are barely constricted between each of the seeds. The pods are in length and have a width of and have quite thin valves. The elliptic shaped seeds are around in length and have a filamentous funicle that folds and thickens into a turbinate  aril. Taxonomy. The species was first described by Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle in 1806 as part of Carl Ludwig Willdenows work "Species Plantarum". It was reclassified as "Racosperma verticillatum" by Leslie Pedley in 2003 then transferred back to genus "Acacia" in 2006. Four subspecies are known: Distribution. "A. verticillata" is endemic to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The species is a common understorey shrub in both wet and dry sclerophyll forests as well as scrub and heath. In coastal environments it will often have much wider leaves as opposed to the regular needle-like nature of  inland specimens. The range of the plant extends from the Gulf St Vincent in South Australia throughout the south-eastern parts and into southern and south eastern Victoria and far south-eastern New South Wales and Tasmania including the islands in Bass Strait where it is situated in saline, riparian and submontane areas. Uses. Prickly Moses is sold commercially for cultivation and can grow in full sun or part shade in a variety of locations including plains, hills and footslopes as a second line from the coast. It will grow in clay or loam soils that are alkaline, neutral or  acidic and will tolerate drought, water logging and a moderate frost. It is regarded as an excellent habitat for birds but is highly flammable and not recommended for near houses in bushfire prone areas. Indigenous Australians used the fibre from the plant to make fishing lines. In popular culture. On 1 September 2016, the Reserve Bank of Australia released a replacement of the polymer five dollar note which includes a depiction of "Acacia verticillata" (subspecies "ovoidea)". Acacia verticillata Acacia verticillata (prickly Moses; prickly-leaved wattle; star-leaved acacia; prickly mimosa; whorl-leaved acacia) is a perennial shrub to small tree