Australian Native Plants

  Acacia uncinata (Gold-dust Wattle)


Acacia uncinata photo
Round-leaved Wattle, Acacia uncinata. Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve, NSW

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Acacia uncinata photo
Acacia uncinata flowers

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Acacia uncinata photo
Round-leaved Wattle, Acacia uncinata. Munghorn Gap Nature Reserve, NSW

Photograph by John Tann. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




GOLD-DUST WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia uncinata in Australia

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
Round-leaved Wattle

Description
Gold-dust Wattle is an open shrub growing to about 2 m tall. The dull grey-green phyllodes are elliptical in shape, and grow about 2 cm to 4 cm and about 1 cm to 2 cm wide. Pale yellow flowers are produced in spring between September and November. The spherical flower heads contain 14 to 23 flowers. The seed pods are leathery brown and grow to length of 3 cm to 7 cm and about 1 cm to 2 cm wide.

Habitat
eucalyptus woodland, along watercourses and hillsides

Distribution
Gold-dust Wattle is found in central eastern New South Wales.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 2m
Spread: 1m - 2m

Propagation
scarified seed



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:uncinata
Common Name:Gold-dust 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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