Australian Native Plants

  Acacia ulicifolia (Juniper Wattle)


Acacia ulicifolia photo
Taken at the Royal National Park, Sydney. A very pricky wattle. One of its common names is "Prickly Moses".

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Acacia ulicifolia photo
Prickly moses (Acacia ulicifolia) along the Great North Walk, Berowra Valley National Park, Sydney

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Acacia ulicifolia photo
Acacia ulicifolia shrub

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JUNIPER WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia ulicifolia in Australia

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


Common Name
Juniper Wattle

Other Names
Prickly Moses

Description
Juniper Wattle is a shrub that grows from 0.5 m to 2 m tall. The phyllodes are short and needle like, growing 8 mm to 14 mm long and about 1 mm wide. Pale yellow or cream flowers are produced from autumn to spring. The flower heads are spherical and grow singly from phyllode axils. The seed pods grow up to 5 cm long and 3 mm wide.

Habitat
dry sclerophyll forest, woodland

Distribution
Juniper Wattle is found in south east Queensland, eastern New South Wales, eastern Victoria, and north eastern Tasmania.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 0.5m - 2m
Spread: 1m - 2m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds



Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:ulicifolia
Common Name:Juniper 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 ...