Australian Native Plants

  Acacia farinosa (Mealie Wattle)


Acacia farinosa photo
Acacia farinosa

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.



MEALIE WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia farinosa in Australia

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


Common Name
Mealie Wattle

Description
The Mealy Wattle is a dense rounded shrub that grows from 1 m to 2 m tall. The phyllodes are long and narrow with the widest portion near the tip, growing from 2 cm to 7 cm long and 2 mm to 6 mm wide. It produces globular flower heads of yellow flowers in winter and spring from July to November. The seed pods are curled and twisted pods growing up to 6 cm long and about 2mm to 3mm wide. The black seeds are elliptical and about 4 mm long.

Habitat
shrubland and woodland in sand and loam soils

Distribution
South Australia and Victoria

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 1 - 2
Spread (m): 2 - 4
Soil Texture: sand, loam, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 350
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:farinosa
Common Name:Mealie Wattle


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