Family: Fabaceae-Mimosoideae
Plant: A prickly shrub up to 2m high.
Flower: Globular cream or pale yellow flower heads, solitary on a slender stalk.
Flowering: June-September.
Fruit: Curved, flat pod 2-6cm long and up to 5mm wide.
Leaves: Needle-like, short, stiff phyllodes 8-14mm long, broader at the base and sharply pointed. Glands usually absent but sometimes there is 1 small gland on margin of phyllode.
Habitat: Dry sclerophyll forest and heathland on dry sandy soils.
Features: Short, stiff, prickly needle-like phyllodes.
Name:
Acacia From Greek akis = a sharp point because of the thorns on Acacia arabica, a species known from antiquity.
ulicifolia From its leaves being similar to those of the Ulex, the prickly European Gorse.
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Type |
Shrub |
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Flowers |
Form |
Cluster, Single, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Cream, Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
- |
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Flowering Month |
6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Pod |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Alternate, Crowded |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Needle |
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Length |
Tiny, Short |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Sharp-tip |
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Bark |
Smooth |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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