Australian Native Plants

  Acacia retinodes (Swamp Wattle)


Acacia retinodes photo
Acacia retinodes flowers

Photograph by Pharaoh han. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Acacia retinodes photo
Acacia retinodes flowers and foliage

Photograph by C T Johansson. Some rights reserved.    (view image details)

Acacia retinodes photo
Acacia retinodes tree habit

Photograph by Daderot. License: Public Domain.    (view image details)



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



SWAMP WATTLE FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia retinodes in Australia

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


Common Name
Swamp Wattle

Other Names
Silver Wattle, Wirilda, Hills Wirilda

Description
Swamp Wattle is a tall spreading shrub or tree growing from 5 m to 10 m tall. Pale yellow or cream flowers are produced in summer between December and February with intermittent flowers at other times of the year. The flower heads are spherical. The green to grey-green phyllodes are narrow growing about 6 cm to 16 cm long and 3 mm to 12 mm wide. The seed pods grow to about 16 cm long and 1 cm wide. The seeds are dark brown or black, oblong shaped, and about 5 mm long.

Habitat
hills and ranges in Eucalyptus woodland

Distribution
Swamp Wattle is found in south east South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 5 - 8
Spread (m): 3 - 7
Soil Texture: loam, clay
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: moderately sensitive
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 500
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:retinodes
Common Name:Swamp 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 ...