Acacia nigricans (Knobthorn Acacia)

Acacia nigricans, Maranoa Gardens, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

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KNOBTHORN ACACIA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia nigricans in Australia

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

Common Name
Knobthorn Acacia

Description
The Knobthorn Acacia is a shrub with yellow globular flowers from around mid-winter to spring.

Distribution
south coast of Western Australia

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.4m - 2m
Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Mimosaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	nigricans
Common Name:	Knobthorn Acacia

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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