Acacia aculeatissima
Thin-leaf or Snake Wattle
Low open spreading subshrub, stems ribbed, covered in short stiff hairs.
Additional information
- FamilyFabaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.2-0.5 m x 1-2 m
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesFine prickly foliage 5-12 mm x 0.5-1 mm with 4 veins, often bent downwards.
- Flower colourLemon-yellow
- Flowering timeAugust to October
- Flowers1-3 ball-shaped flowers on individual stalks in leaf axils. Straight or shallowly curved narrow pods to 6 cm long.
- Bird attractingSeeds, insects
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsWell drained clay soils in rocky areas of Eucalypt woodland and open forest. Semi shade. Occurs in the mountains around the Upper Yarra Dam within the Shire.
- Garden useAn attractive groundcover for drier shady gardens or planting under established trees. Tolerates dry periods once established.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
- Related speciesDiffers from Acacia ulicifolia and Acacia brownii in that leaves can be bent downwards and individual flowers have 4 petals and sepals.
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Photographer/s: 1 Marilyn Bull ©; 2 Murray Fagg © Australian National Botanic Garden; 3 Peter Kinchington ©
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