Acacia pycnantha

Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle), Burnley Gardens, Victoria, Australia.

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GOLDEN WATTLE FACTS

Common Name
Golden Wattle

Description
The Golden Wattle is an upright shrub or small tree with profuse clusters of golden yellow ball shaped flowers in wintewr and spring.

Height
3m - 10m

Spread
2m - 6m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts insect eating birds, butterflies, also food source for caterpillars

Distribution
New South Wales, Victoria., South Australia,

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Mimosaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	pycnantha
Common Name:	Golden Wattle

Relatives in same Genus
  Acacia acanthoclada
  Acacia denticulosa
  Acacia fimbriata
  Acacia glaucoptera
  Acacia nigricans
  Acacia pendula
  Acacia restiacea
  Acacia tetragonophylla