Species
Acacia parramattensis
Etymology
Acacia: Derived from Greek 'akazo' to sharpen, meaning point; spine or thorn.
Common Name(s)
Parramatta green wattle
Authority
Acacia parramattensis Tindale
Family
Fabaceae
Flora Category
Vascular - Exotic
Structural Class
Dicotyledonous Trees & Shrubs
Habitat
Waste places, riverbeds, dry hillsides
Features
Shrub to small tree with angled twigs. Leaves 2-pinnate, pinnae in 8-12 pairs, pinnules close set, dark green and in 20-40 pairs. Inflorescence of numerous pale yellow globbose heads arranged in racemes. Seed pod straight, up to 120 x 7 mm.
Similar Taxa
A. parramatensis is often confused with A. decurrens, but may be distinguished by the closer set pinnules and the later flowering time. The sparsely hairy twigs separates A. parramatensis from A. mearnsii.
Flowering
November, December, January, February, March, April
Flower Colours
Yellow
Year Naturalised
1981
Origin
N.S.W. (Australia)
This page last updated on 2 Feb 2013