Acacia paradoxa
Hedge Wattle, Kangaroo Thorn
Straggling to dense spreading shrub, branchlets ribbed and hanging down. Spreading pair of thorns to 1cm at the base of leaves.
Additional information
- SynonymAcacia armata
- FamilyFabaceae
- StoreyMiddle storey
- Size2-4 m x 2-5 m
- Plant groupingShrubs 1.5-10 m
- LeavesOblong to narrow dark green leaves, wavy along one edge, midrib off centre, 8-30 mm x 2-7 mm, sharply pointed tip.
- Flower colourGold
- Flowering timeAugust to November
- FlowersSingle large ball-shaped flowerheads on slender stalks in each leaf axil. Narrow straight or curved pods 2-6 cm x 3-5 mm, densely covered in erect white hairs.
- Bird attractingGeneral - food and habitat
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsDry to moist well drained situations in open forests. Full sun to semi shade.
- Garden useHighly ornamental. Dense screen plant. Excellent refuge for birds.
- Commercially availableAustralian plant & indigenous nurseries
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesHybrids with A. stictophylla occasionally occur in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges.
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Photographer/s: 1 David Blair ©; 2 Peter Kinchington ©; 3, 4 Marilyn Bull ©
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