Species
Acacia decurrens
Etymology
Acacia: Derived from Greek 'akazo' to sharpen, meaning point; spine or thorn.
Common Name(s)
green wattle
Authority
Acacia decurrens Willd.
Family
Fabaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Habitat
Waste places and dry hillsides.
Features
Small to large tree, stems sparsely hairy. Leaves 2-pinnate with widely spaced, dark green pinnules. The inflorescence consists of numerous bright yellow globose heads arranged in racemes, more or less equal in length to the leaves. The seed pod is glabrous and straight, up to 100 x 8 mm.
Similar Taxa
It has been confused with A. mearnsii, but can be distinguished by the sparsely hairy stems and brighter yellow flowers. It is most similar to A. paramattense, but can be separated by the widely spaced pinnules.
Flowering
July, August, September.
Flower Colours
Yellow
Year Naturalised
1880
Origin
E. Australia, Tasmania
This page last updated on 28 Jul 2018