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COLE'S WATTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Cole's Wattle
Other Names
Soap Wattle, Soap Bush
Description
Cole's Wattle is a shrub that grows from 2 m to 4 m, sometimes growing as a tree to about 9 m. The phyllodes are grey green in colour and narrow elliptical in shape, growing about 10 cm to 20 cm in length and about 1 cm to 5 cm wide. New growth has pale yellow brown hairs, becoming silvery as it matures. The golden yellow flower spikes are about 5 cm long. The seed pods are curved and twisted. When the unripe pods are crushed up, wetted and rubbed between hands they produce a soap-like lather that can be used to clean hands. The oblong seeds are shiny brown or black with a yellow aril, and are about 4 mm long.
Habitat
It is found in a variety of habitats including hills, ridges, sandplains, floodplains growing in sandy, stony and clay soils.
Distribution
Cole's Wattle is found throughout northern Australia from Western Australia, through the Northern Territory to western Queensland.. It is also found in parts of southern Asia.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 4m
Spread: 3m - 5m
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | colei | | Common Name: | Cole's 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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