Acacia verticillata ssp. ovoidea
Ovoid Prickly Moses
Wiry spreading to prostrate shrub.
Additional information
- FamilyFabaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size1-2 m x 3-4 m
- Plant groupingShrubs to 2m
- LeavesLeaves often flattened, very sharp, scattered or clustered but rarely in regular rings, to 10 mm long.
- Flower colourYellow
- Flowering timeJuly to December
- FlowersStalkless or shortly stalked flowerheads are round to egg-shaped and less than 1 cm long.
- Bird attractingGeneral - food and habitat
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soil in heathlands and woodlands of the mountains and foothills. Semi shade.
- Garden useExcellent bird habitat in moist or wet areas. Suits winter wet, summer dry sites. Prune for bushiness.
- Commercially availableNo information available
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from scattered local sites. More common outside the Shire boundary.
- Related speciesAcacia verticillata ssp. verticillata and Acacia verticillata ssp. cephalantha are larger with more needle-like leaves and more spike-like flowerheads.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2 Peter Kinchington ©; 3 Healesville Sanctuary ©; 4 Marilyn Bull ©
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