Australian Native Plants

  Acacia flexifolia (Bent-leaf Wattle)


Acacia flexifolia photo
Acacia flexifolia

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BENT-LEAF WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia flexifolia in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License


Common Name
Bent-leaf Wattle

Other Names
Small Winter Wattle,

Description
Bent-leaf Wattle is a small sprawling or spreading shrub growing to about 1.5 m tall. The phyllodes are narrow growing from. 1 cm to 2.5 cm long and 1 mm to 2 mm wide with prominent midvein. It flowers in winter and spring between June and September. The flower heads occur in pairs from the leaf axils. The spherical flower heads have a diameter of about 5 mm containing 4 to 8 individual flowers. The seed pods are straight or curved, papery to leathery in texture,, and grow 4 cm to 12 cm long and up to 3 mm wide.

Habitat
woodlands, dry sclerophyll forest, mallee

Distribution
Bent-leaf Wattle is endemic to eastern states of Australia, from Queensland, through New South Wales and into Victoria

Growth Characteristics
Height: 1m - 1.5m
Spread: 1m - 2m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:flexifolia
Common Name:Bent-leaf Wattle


Relatives in same Genus
  Acacia acanthoclada
  Acacia acinacea
  Acacia acradenia
  Acacia aculeatissima
  Acacia alata
  Acacia amblygona
  Acacia amoena
  Acacia aneura
  Acacia aulacocarpa
  Acacia auriculiformis
  Acacia baileyana
  Acacia beckleri
  Acacia boormanii
  Acacia brachybotrya
  Acacia brachystachya
  Acacia buxifolia
  Acacia caesiella
  Acacia calamifolia
  Acacia cardiophylla
  Acacia chrysocephala
  Acacia cognata
  see A-Z list for more ...