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GOLD-DUST WATTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Gold-dust Wattle
Other Names
Wreath wattle, round-leaf wattle
Description
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 phyllodes are oval shaped and about 1.5 cm long and 8 mm wide without a prominent midrib.
Habitat
It is often found in Eucalyptus woodlands, woodland heath and open mallee scrubland. It grows in sand, sandy loam and gravelly soils.
Distribution
Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 2
Spread (m): 1 - 2
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 300
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Propagation
scarified seed
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | acinacea | | Common Name: | Gold-dust Wattle |
Relatives in same Genus
Acacia acanthoclada
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
Acacia colei
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