Australian Native Plants - Wattles
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Acacia acanthoclada
(Harrow Wattle) |
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Height
0.5m - 2m
Spread
1.5m - 2m |
The Harrow Wattle is a dense shrub with prickly foliage and greyish bark that grows to about two metres tall. The leaves or phyllodes are narrow wedge-shaped like an inverted triangle to about 5 mm long. It produces clusters of ball shaped bright... Read more > |
Acacia acinacea
(Gold-dust Wattle) |
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Height
0.5mm - 2.5m
Spread
2m - 4m |
The Gold-dust Wattle is a bushy or straggling shrub growing up to two and a half meters in height. It flowers prolifically in late winter and spring, producing round flower heads about 4 cm in diameter. Each flower head contains 8 to 20 flowers. The... Read more > |
Acacia acradenia
(Silky Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 5m
Spread
1.5m - 3m |
The Silky Wattle is a tree or upright, open shrub. The flower spikes are 2 cm to 7 cm in length with densely clusterd golden yellow flowers. The plant flowers in autumn and winter. The phyllodes grow from 4 cm to 16 cm in length and 1cm to 4 cm in... Read more > |
Acacia aculeatissima
(Thin-leaf Wattle) |
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Height
0.2m - 1.5m
Spread
1m - 2m |
The Thin-leaf Wattle is a spreading ground creeper, although some plants are more upright. The phyllodes are small and prickly, growing to about 1cm long and only about 1 mm wide. The plant flowers in late winter and spring. The flower spikes grow... Read more > |
Acacia alata
(Winged Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 2m
Spread
1m |
The Winged Wattle is a large shrub, that grows to about 2 m in height. The phyllodes are flattened and continuous along the stem giving the stem a winged appearance.. The wings of these phyllodes are up to 20 mm wide and 7 cm long. Each phyllode has... Read more > |
Acacia amblygona
(Fan Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 2m
Spread
1m - 3m |
The Fan Wattle is a prostrate spreading shrub, although some forms may be erect. The plant is quite bushy and prickly and grows to about 1.5 metres tall. The phyllodes are lance shaped or elliptical growing to about 1.5 cm long ad 4 mm wide. It... Read more > |
Acacia amoena
(Boomerang Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 3m
Spread
2m - 3m |
The Boomerang Wattle is an erect to spreading shrub that grows to about 3 m tall. The phyllodes are narrow elliptical in shape from 2 cm to 8 cm long and about 5 mm to 12 mm wide. It flowers from July to December and produces flower spikes with... Read more > |
Acacia aneura
(Mulga) |
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Height
4m - 10m
Spread
2m - 6m |
The Mulga is a tree or large shrub found in the arid outback parts of Australia. In good conditions it can grow to a tree 10 m tall, but in dry areas and poor soils it often grows to only 2m to 3m in height. the phyllodes are long and needle shaped... Read more > |
Acacia aulacocarpa
(Hickory Wattle) |
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Height
6m - 15m
Spread
7m - 10m |
The Hickory Wattle is shrub or small tree growing to about 2 m to 8 m in height, although can grow taller. It usually has a single trunk but can be branched from near the ground. The phyllodes have a slight sheen, are narrow sickle shaped and grow... Read more > |
Acacia auriculiformis
(Ear-pod Wattle) |
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Height
10m - 20m
Spread
5m - 6m |
The Ear-pod Wattle is a medium tree that to about 15 m to 30 m in height with a trunk up to 50 cm in diameter. It has dense foliage with an open, spreading crown. The phyllodes are curved with thick leathery texture, growing about 10 cm to 15 cm... Read more > |
Acacia baileyana
(Cootamundra Wattle) |
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Height
5m - 10m
Spread
5m - 8m |
The Cootamundra Wattle is a bushy small tree or large shrub growing to 10 m tall. The bark is smooth grey brown. There is also a prostrate ground cover form in cultivation. The leaves are silvery grey in color and fern-like (bipinnate) in shape. It... Read more > |
Acacia beckleri
(Barrier Range Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 3m
Spread
2m - 5m |
The Barrier Range Wattle is a sprawling shrub growing from 1 m to 3 m in height. The stems and branches are reddish brown. The green or pale green phyllodes are long narrow elliptical in shape growing about 6 cm to 20 cm long. It flowers in winter,... Read more > |
Acacia boormanii
(Snowy River Wattle) |
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Height
3m - 5m
Spread
2m - 5m |
The Snowy River Wattle is a medium shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall. The bark is smooth and grey. The long, narrow phyllodes are grey green, growing to about 3 cm to 8 cm long and 2 mm wide. It produces profuse globular clusters of... Read more > |
Acacia brachybotrya
(Grey Mulga) |
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Height
2m - 5m
Spread
3m - 6m |
The Grey Mulga is a dense, spreading, rounded shrub growing from 1 m to 3 m tall. The phyllodes are grey-green and flat with a length of about 3.5 cm and width of 1.5 cm. It blooms in winter and spring between July and November. The flowers are... Read more > |
Acacia brachystachya
(Umbrella Mulga) |
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Height
3m - 6m
Spread
2m - 6m |
The Umbrella Mulga is a tall bushy shrub growing to 5 m tall. The grey-green phyllodes are long and narrow growing up to 18 cm long and up to 3 mm wide. The flowers are yellow, and produced in cylindrical clusters about two cm long. The flowers are... Read more > |
Acacia buxifolia
(Box leaf Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 4m
Spread
1m - 2m |
The Box leaf Wattle is an erect medium sized shrub growing to a height of 1 m to 4 m tall. The phyllodes that are 1 cm to 4.5 cm long and about 2 mm to 10 mm wide. The flowers are golden yellow and produced in spring and winter from July to... Read more > |
Acacia caesiella
(Bluebush Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 6m
Spread
1m - 3m |
The Bluebush Wattle is an erect or spreading shrub or small tree growing to a height of 1 m to 5 m tall. It has smooth grey or brown bark. The phyllodes are long and elliptical, growing from 4 cm to 10 cm long and 3 mm to 7 mm wide. The plant... Read more > |
Acacia calamifolia
(Wallowa) |
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Height
2m - 4m
Spread
2m - 4m |
Wallow is a shrub that grows about 2 m to 4 m tall, but may reach up to 10 m. It is often a rounded shape. The grey green phyllodes are a narrow needle shape and grow up to about 10 cm long and 1.5 mm in width with a curved point. The plant flowers... Read more > |
Acacia cardiophylla
(Wyalong Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 3m
Spread
1m - 1.5m |
The Wyalong Wattle is an erect or spreading shrub that grows to about 2 m, to 3 m in height. The bark is smooth and dark grey or mottled brown. The greyish-green leaves are fern-like (bipinnate) and soft in texture. The plant produces bright yellow... Read more > |
Acacia chrysocephala
(Acacia chrysocephala) |
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Height
0.3m - 1m
Spread
1m - 3m |
Acacia chrysocephala is a bushy, compact dwarf shrub that grows from 0.2 m to 1 m tall. The phyllodes are triangular in shape, with apex adjoining stem, and grow to about 12 mm long and 10 mm wide. It flowers from May to October and produces yellow... Read more > |
Acacia cognata
(Narrow-leaf Bower Wattle) |
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Height
4m - 10m
Spread
4m - 6m |
The Narrow-leaf Bower Wattle is a shrub or tree growing to 10 m tall with an erect to spreading growth habit. The bark is smooth grey or grey-brown on the trunk and branches. The narrow green phyllodes are linear to elliptical with a slight curve,... Read more > |
Acacia colei
(Cole's Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 4m
Spread
3m - 5m |
Cole's Wattle is a shrub that grows from 2 m to 4 m, sometimes growing as a tree to about 9 m. The phyllodes are grey green in colour and narrow elliptical in shape, growing about 10 cm to 20 cm in length and about 1 cm to 5 cm wide. New growth has... Read more > |
Acacia coriacea
(Wirewood) |
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Height
4m - 8m
Spread
2m - 4m |
Wirewood grows as a tall tree to 8 m or as a spreading shrub. It usually has one or two main trunks. The silvery green or grey-green phyllodes are long and narrow with a thick, leathery texture, growing to 20 cm or more in length and about 2 mm to 7... Read more > |
Acacia cultriformis
(Knife-leaf Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 4m
Spread
2m - 5m |
The Knife-leaf Wattle is tree or shrub with upright or spreading habit growing to a height of about 4 m. The twigs are sometimes covered in a whitish bloom. The phyllodes green or grey-green and triangle-shaped, growing to about 3 cm long and 1.5 cm... Read more > |
Acacia dealbata
(Silver Wattle) |
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Height
6m - 20m
Spread
5m - 10m |
The Silver Wattle is a tree or shrub growing up to 20 m tall or more. The leaves are fern-like (bipinnate). They are blue-green to silvery grey in colour, growing to about 12 cm or more in length and up to 11 cm wide. The individual leaflets are up... Read more > |
