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SWAMP WATTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Swamp Wattle
Other Names
Silver Wattle, Wirilda, Hills Wirilda
Description
Swamp Wattle is a tall spreading shrub or tree growing from 5 m to 10 m tall. Pale yellow or cream flowers are produced in summer between December and February with intermittent flowers at other times of the year. The flower heads are spherical. The green to grey-green phyllodes are narrow growing about 6 cm to 16 cm long and 3 mm to 12 mm wide. The seed pods grow to about 16 cm long and 1 cm wide. The seeds are dark brown or black, oblong shaped, and about 5 mm long.
Habitat
hills and ranges in Eucalyptus woodland
Distribution
Swamp Wattle is found in south east South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 5 - 8
Spread (m): 3 - 7
Soil Texture: loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | retinodes | | Common Name: | Swamp 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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