Australian Native Plants - Wattles
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Acacia macradenia
(Zig-zag Wattle) |
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Height
3m - 5m
Spread
2m - 3m |
The Zig-zag Wattle is a shrub or tree growing 3 m to 5 m tall. The Zig-zag name is derived from its zig-zag stem shape. The phyllodes are long and narrow, growing 13 cm to 25 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm wide. Flowering period is short between winter and... Read more > |
Acacia mearnsii
(Black Wattle) |
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Height
8m - 15m
Spread
6m - 10m |
Black Wattle is a spreading shrub or erect tree growing about 8 m to 10 m or more. The bark is grey, becoming black and fissured with age. New growth foliage has yellow or greenish yellow tips. The dark green leaves are bipinnate (fern-like). Black... Read more > |
Acacia melanoxylon
(Blackwood) |
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Height
8m - 15m
Spread
4m - 8m |
Blackwood is a tree that grows about 6 m to 30 m tall, although some plants are smaller shrubs. The phyllodes are long and narrow, and sometimes sickle shaped, growing 4 cm to 16 cm long and 6 mm to 30 mm wide. The flower clusters usually have three... Read more > |
Acacia microbotrya
(Manna Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 7m
Spread
2m - 5m |
Manna Wattle is as bushy shrub or tree that 2 m to 7 m in height, with a spread of up to 5 m. The grey-green phyllodes are long and narrow growing from 5 cm to 14 cm wide and 5 mm to 20 mm wide. It produces cream to pale yellow flowers from March to... Read more > |
Acacia mitchellii
(Mitchell's Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 2m
Spread
1m - 1.5m |
Mitchell's Wattle, is an erect or spreading shrub that grows up to 2 m in height. The dull greyish green leaves are fern-like (bipinnate). The leaflets are elliptical, 2 mm to 5 mm long and about 1.5 mm wide. Flowering is mainly in spring to summer... Read more > |
Acacia montana
(Mallee Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 4m
Spread
2m - 5m |
Mallee Wattle is a shrub or tree growing from 1 m to 4 m tall. The phyllodes are narrow and oblong growing to 4.5 cm long and about 7 mm wide. Profuse clusters of bright yellow flowers are produced in spring from August to November. Globular flower... Read more > |
Acacia murrayana
(Murray's Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 6m
Spread
2m - 7m |
Murray's Wattle is a tall shrub or small tree, growing up 8 m in height. The plants often sucker and form colonies. The phyllodes are grey or pale green, long and narrow, growing from 5 cm to 12 cm long and 2 mm to 8 mm wide. The flowers are bright... Read more > |
Acacia myrtifolia
(Myrtle Wattle) |
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Height
1m - 3m
Spread
2m - 3m |
Myrtle Wattle is a small, bushy shrub that grows to about 3 m in height. It has smooth grey bark. The green phyllodes are slightly curved and narrow elliptic in shape, growing 2 cm to 12 cm long and 0.5 cm to 3 cm wide. New growth is reddish. Cream... Read more > |
Acacia neriifolia
(Oleander Wattle) |
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Height
3m - 8m
Spread
2m - 8m |
Oleander Wattle is an erect to spreading tree or shrub that from 3 m to 8 m tall. The phyllodes are silvery-green, straight or slightly curved. Growing around 5 cm to 15 cm long and about 4 mm to 9 mm wide. It flowers in winter and spring between... Read more > |
Acacia nervosa
(Rib Wattle) |
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Height
0.5m
Spread
1m |
Rib Wattle is an erect or sprawling small shrub that grows to about 0.5 m tall. It produces yellow flowers in winter and spring from June to October. The greyish green phyllodes are narrow elliptic, growing from 1 cm to 5 cm long and 4 mm to 12 mm... Read more > |
Acacia nigricans
(Knobthorn Acacia) |
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Height
0.4m - 2m |
The Knobthorn Acacia is a shrub with yellow globular flowers from around mid-winter to spring. Read more > |
Acacia oswaldii
(Umbrella wattle) |
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Height
2m - 6m
Spread
2m - 4m |
Umbrella Wattle is a shrub or tree growing from 1 m to 6 m tall. The phyllodes are narrow elliptic, growing from 2.5 cm to 10 cm long and about 3 mm to 15 mm wide. It produces yellow flowers from October to December. Flower heads are produced singly... Read more > |
Acacia oxycedrus
(Spike Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 4m
Spread
2m - 3m |
Spike Wattle is an erect or spreading shrub growing up to 4 m tall (sometimes more). The phyllodes are sharp-pointed growing 1 cm to 4 cm long and up to 4 mm wide, with 3 or 4 prominent veins along their length. Bright yellow or pale-yellow flowers... Read more > |
Acacia papyrocarpa
(Western Myall) |
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Height
3m - 8m
Spread
3m - 6m |
Western Myall is a shrub or tree growing to about 8 m tall. The greyish-green phyllodes are narrow, straight and flat, growing between 4 cm and 12 cm long and about 2 mm wide. Yellow flowers are produced in spring. The spherical flower heads are... Read more > |
Acacia paradoxa
(Kangaroo Thorn) |
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Height
2m - 4m
Spread
2m - 5m |
Kangaroo Thorn is a large shrub or tree growing to 2 m to 4 m tall. The phyllodes are lance shaped and about 2 cm long and up to 7 mm wide. It also produces sharp spines up to 15 mm long from the phyllode axils. It usually flowers in spring between... Read more > |
Acacia parramattensis
(Sydney Green Wattle) |
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Height
2m - 15m
Spread
5m - 8m |
Sydney Green Wattle is an upright tall shrub or tree growing from 2 m to 15 m tall. New growth is yellow and finely haired. The dark green leaves are finely divided fern-like (bipinnate). The leaflets are about 2 mm to 7 mm long and up to 1 mm wide.... Read more > |
Acacia pendula
(Weeping Myall) |
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Height
6m - 12m
Spread
6m - 8m |
The Weeping Myall is a tree with weeping habit and pale yellow ball shaped flowers in winter. Read more > |
Acacia pentadenia
(Karri Wattle) |
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Height
3m - 5m
Spread
3m - 4m |
Karri Wattle is a shrub or tree growing from 2 m to 5 m tall. The smooth green leaves are finely divided fern-like (bipinnate). The leaflets are about 3 mm to 6 mm long and about 1 or 2 mm wide. It produces cream or pale-yellow flowers from July to... Read more > |
Acacia peuce
(Waddy Wood) |
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Height
5m - 15m
Spread
4m - 15m |
The Waddy Wood is a tree that grows to 15 m tall. It has a growth habit similar to a Casuarina. Young trees look like conifers in shape. The dull green phyllodes are long and thin with a sharp tip, growing 8 cm to 40 cm long and about 1 mm wide.... Read more > |
Acacia podalyriifolia
(Queensland Silver Wattle) |
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Height
3m - 5m
Spread
3m - 4m |
Queensland Silver Wattle is an ornamental spreading tree that grows to about 5 m in height and 5 m in width. The silver grey phyllodes are oval and about 2 cm to 4 cm long, and 1 cm to 2.5 cm wide. Fragrant yellow flowers are produced in winter in... Read more > |
Acacia pravissima
(Ovens Wattle) |
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Height
4m - 8m
Spread
4m - 8m |
Ovens wattle is a shrub or tree growing 3 m to 8 m tall. The phyllodes are wedge shaped and grow to 7 cm to 12 cm long and 5 mm to 14 mm wide. Yellow flowers are produced in profusion in winter and spring. The flower heads are globular, about 5 mm... Read more > |
Acacia prominens
(Golden Rain Wattle) |
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Height
5m - 20m
Spread
4m - 15m |
Golden Rain Wattle is a shrub or tree that grows from 5 m to 9 m tall, although some specimens can grow to 20 m tall. The grey-green phyllodes are narrow elliptic in shape growing to 6 cm long and 12 mm wide. Clusters of pale-yellow flowers are... Read more > |
Acacia pulchella
(Prickly Moses) |
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Height
1m
Spread
1m |
Prickly Moses is a small shrub growing to 1 m tall. Some plants have a prostrate habit. The dark green leaves are finely divided fern-like (bipinnate). The leaflets are up to 5 mm long and about 1 mm wide. The base of each leaf has one or two... Read more > |
Acacia pycnantha
(Golden Wattle) |
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Height
3m - 10m
Spread
2m - 6m |
The Golden Wattle is an upright shrub or small tree with profuse clusters of golden yellow ball shaped flowers in wintewr and spring. Read more > |
Acacia ramulosa
(Horse Mulga) |
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Height
2m - 6m
Spread
2m - 6m |
Horse Mulga is an erect, spreading shrub that grows to about 2 m to 6 m tall. The thick phyllodes are about 7 cm to 15 cm long and about 6 mm wide, with prominent veins along their length. Yellow flowers are produced intermittently throughout the... Read more > |
