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STREAKED WATTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Streaked Wattle
Description
Streaked wattle is a bushy spreading ornamental shrub that grows from 0.5 m to 2 m tall. The phyllodes are small growing to 2 cm long and about 2 mm wide, with a prominent midvein. It flowers in spring between July and October. The yellow flowers are produced in globular flower heads growing from the leaf axils, with one or two flower heads from each axil. Seed pods are curved or twisted, up to 5 cm long, and up to 4 mm wide. The oblong seeds are brown with a slight sheen.
Habitat
eucalypt woodland, mallee, scrubland
Distribution
Streaked Wattle is found in central and south-western New South Wales, north-west Victoria, south east Queensland , south east South Australia.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 0.5 - 3
Spread (m): 1 - 3
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: spring
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating birds, habitat and refuge for birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | lineata | | Common Name: | Streaked 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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