Acacia boormanii (Snowy River Wattle)

Snowy River Wattle (Acacia boormanii), Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

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SNOWY RIVER WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia boormanii in Australia

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

Common Name
Snowy River Wattle

Description
The Snowy River Wattle is a medium shrub or small tree growing to 5 m tall. The bark is smooth and grey. The long, narrow phyllodes are grey green, growing to about 3 cm to 8 cm long and 2 mm wide. It produces profuse globular clusters of lemon-yellow flowers from the leaf axils in late winter to spring. The flowers are scented. The seed pods linear, about 9 cm long and 5 mm wide

Habitat
Open forest and woodland

Distribution
It is found in the alpine Snowy River region of New South Wales and north-eastern Victoria.

Growth Characteristics
Height: 3m - 5m
Spread: 2m - 5m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Mimosaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	boormanii
Common Name:	Snowy River Wattle

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