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BLACK WATTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Black Wattle
Other Names
Early Green Wattle, Coast Green Wattle, Early Black Wattle, Sydney Green Wattle, Queen Wattle
Description
The Black Wattle is a fast-growing tree growing from 2 m to about 15 m in height. The bark can be smooth or deeply fissured, and is brown to dark grey in colour. The leaves are fern-like (bipinnate) and dark green. New foliage has yellow tips. Yellow or golden yellow flowers are produced in winter and spring. The flowers are in dense clusters about 6 cm to 11 cm long, made up of many flower heads about 6 mm in diameter. The seed pods are flat and grow up to 10 cm long and 8 mm wide. The seeds are dark brown or reddish brown to black.
Habitat
Black Wattle is found in open woodlands, dry sclerophyll forests roadsides, along creeks, disturbed sites, bushlands. It grows on shale and sandstone soils with where drainage is good.
Distribution
Acacia decurrens is native to the tablelands of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory. It has become naturalised in most Australian states including Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania. It has also naturalised in many other parts of the world including Africa, the Americas, Europe, New Zealand and Japan.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 5m - 15m
Spread: 5m - 8m
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | decurrens | | Common Name: | Black 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
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