Australian Native Plants

  Acacia neriifolia (Oleander Wattle)


Acacia neriifolia photo
Acacia neriifolia flowers

Photograph by John Tann. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)




OLEANDER WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia neriifolia in Australia

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


Common Name
Oleander Wattle

Other Names
Silver Wattle, Pechy Wattle

Description
Oleander Wattle is an erect to spreading tree or shrub that from 3 m to 8 m tall. The phyllodes are silvery-green, straight or slightly curved. Growing around 5 cm to 15 cm long and about 4 mm to 9 mm wide. It flowers in winter and spring between July and October producing. Clusters of 8 to 20 flower heads are produced. The bright yellow spherical flower-heads are about 3.5 mm to 7 mm in diameter. The seed pods are flat and leathery growing up to 18 cm long and 1 cm wide.

Habitat
dry sclerophyll forest and woodland on rocky outcrops and ridges

Distribution
The plant is endemic to southern Queensland and northern New South Wales where in grows on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range and adjacent areas.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m - 8m
Spread: 2m - 8m

Propagation
scarified seed

Classification
Class:Magnoliopsida
Order:Fabales
Family:Mimosaceae
Genus:Acacia
Species:neriifolia
Common Name:Oleander 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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