Australian Native Plants

  Acacia subulata (Awl-leaf Wattle)


Acacia subulata photo
Acacia subulata

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AWL-LEAF WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia subulata in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Awl-leaf Wattle

Other Names
Awl Wattle

Description
Awl-leaf Wattle is a shrub that grows from 1 m to 4 m tall. The phyllodes are straight or slightly curved and grow from 6 cm to 14 cm long and 0.8 mm to 2 mm wide. Spherical flower heads of yellow flowers are produced in winter, spring and summer, between June to December. Plants may flower up to three times a year. The flower heads appear in clusters from the phyllode axils. The straight or slightly curved seed pods are 4 cm to 18 cm long and 5 mm to 8 mm wide.

Habitat
often found near creeks

Distribution
Awl-leaf Wattle is found in central eastern New South Wales on western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and adjacent plains.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 4m
Spread: 1m - 2.5m

Propagation
scarified seed

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:subulata
Common Name:Awl-leaf Wattle


Relatives in same Genus
  Acacia acanthoclada
  Acacia acinacea
  Acacia acradenia
  Acacia aculeatissima
  Acacia alata
  Acacia amblygona
  Acacia amoena
  Acacia aneura
  Acacia aulacocarpa
  Acacia auriculiformis
  Acacia baileyana
  Acacia beckleri
  Acacia boormanii
  Acacia brachybotrya
  Acacia brachystachya
  Acacia buxifolia
  Acacia caesiella
  Acacia calamifolia
  Acacia cardiophylla
  Acacia chrysocephala
  Acacia cognata
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