Acacia pycnantha (Golden Wattle)

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

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

GOLDEN WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia pycnantha in Australia

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

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.

Distribution
New South Wales, Victoria., South Australia,

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 4 - 6
Spread (m): 2 - 6
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 450
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
scarified seed

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

Classification

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

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