Acacia urophylla (Pointed Leaved Acacia)

Acacia urophylla flowers and foliage

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Acacia urophylla flowers and foliage

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Acacia urophylla habit, photographed near Pemberton

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PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia urophylla in Australia

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

Common Name
Pointed Leaved Acacia

Other Names
Tall-Leaved Acacia, Veined Wattle, Net-Leaved Wattle

Description
Pointed Leaved Acacia is a slender open shrub that grows from 1 m to 3 m tall. The phyllodes are about 5 cm to 11 cm long and 1 cm to 4 cm wide. Pale yellow or cream flowers are produced in winter and spring between May and October. The flower heads are spherical in shape. The seed pods are twisted and grow to 14 cm long and up to 4 mm wide.

Habitat
Eucalyptus forest

Distribution
Pointed Leaved Acacia is found in south west of Western Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 3m
Spread: 1m - 3m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Mimosaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	urophylla
Common Name:	Pointed Leaved 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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