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EAR-POD WATTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Ear-pod Wattle
Other Names
Earleaf acacia, Northern black wattle, Papuan wattle, Tan wattle
Description
The Ear-pod Wattle is a medium tree that to about 15 m to 30 m in height with a trunk up to 50 cm in diameter. It has dense foliage with an open, spreading crown. The phyllodes are curved with thick leathery texture, growing about 10 cm to 15 cm long and about 2 cm wide, with parallel veins along their length. The cylindrical flower spikes are about 8 cm long with yellow scented flowers. Flowers are produced in summer, autumn and winter. The seed pods are about 6 cm long and 1.5 cm wide with wavy margins. The elliptical seeds are about 5 mm across.
Habitat
Grows in well-drained sandy soil or loamy sand soil, beside watercourses and swamps, in closed forest or low open forests.
Distribution
Ear-pod Wattle is native to Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. In Australia it is found in northern parts of Queensland and northern Territory.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 10m - 20m
Spread: 5m - 6m
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | auriculiformis | | Common Name: | Ear-pod Wattle |
Relatives in same Genus
Acacia acanthoclada
Acacia acinacea
Acacia acradenia
Acacia aculeatissima
Acacia alata
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Acacia amoena
Acacia aneura
Acacia aulacocarpa
Acacia baileyana
Acacia beckleri
Acacia boormanii
Acacia brachybotrya
Acacia brachystachya
Acacia buxifolia
Acacia caesiella
Acacia calamifolia
Acacia cardiophylla
Acacia chrysocephala
Acacia cognata
Acacia colei
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