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STICKY WATTLE FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Sticky Wattle
Other Names
Hop Bush Wattle, Hop Leaved Wattle,
Description
The Sticky Wattle is an upright shrub or tree growing from about 2 m to 6 m tall. The phyllodes are narrow and elliptical growing from 4 cm to 8 cm long and 5 mm to 1 mm wide, with a prominent midvein. The plant produces bright yellow flowers in winter and spring from July to November. The flower heads are spherical containing around 40 individual flowers. The seed pods are long and straight growing to about 13 cm long and 6 mm wide. The oblong seeds are dark brown and shiny, about 5 mm long.
Habitat
grows in sand or loam, in eucalypt woodland and open forest.
Distribution
The Sticky Wattle is found in south eastern parts of South Australia and western Victoria.
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 7
Spread (m): 3 - 5
Soil Texture: sand, clay, loam, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 550
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | dodonaeifolia | | Common Name: | Sticky 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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