Australian Native Plants

  Acacia pentadenia (Karri Wattle)


Acacia pentadenia photo
Acacia pentadenia flowers and foliage, taken near Pemberton

Photograph by Hughesdarren. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Acacia pentadenia photo
Acacia pentadenia near Pemberton

Photograph by Hughesdarren. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




KARRI WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia pentadenia in Australia

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


Common Name
Karri Wattle

Other Names
Catbush

Description
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 December. Flowers are produced in clusters of 2 to 4 globular flower heads. The seed pods are around 6 cm long and 3 to 4 mm wide. The plants are sometimes known as Catbush from their unpleasant smell.

Habitat
eucalypt forest

Distribution
Karri Wattle is found in south west Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m - 5m
Spread: 3m - 4m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:pentadenia
Common Name:Karri 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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