Australian Native Plants

  Acacia decora (Western Silver Wattle)


Acacia decora photo
Acacia decora foliage and flowers, Mount Archer National Park, Rockhampton

Photograph by Ethel Aardvark. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




PLANT FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia decora in Australia

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


Common Name
Western Silver Wattle

Other Names
Showy Wattle

Description
The Western Silver Wattle is a dense shrub with an erect to spreading habit, growing from 1 m to about 4 m tall. The phyllodes are long and narrow growing from 1.5 cm to 5 cm long and 2 mm to 7 mm wide, with a prominent midvein. It flowers between April and October producing bright yellow flowers. The flower heads are about 5 mm in diameter and contain 15 to 30 individual flowers.

Habitat
The Western Silver Wattle is found in semi-arid areas, dry eucalypt forest, eucalypt woodland.

Distribution
The shrub is found in eastern Australia from north Queensland to Victoria. In Queensland the range extends to the coast.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 4m
Spread: 3m - 5m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:decora
Common Name:Western Silver 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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