Native Flora of the Victorian Volcanic Plains Part 1

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Silver wattle

Acacia dealbata (known as silver wattle, blue wattle or mimosa) is a species of Acacia, native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and the Australian Capital Territory and widely introduced in Mediterranean, warm temperate, and highland tropical landscapes.

Deane's wattle

Acacia deanei (Deane's wattle, green wattle; syn. Acacia paucijuga Wakef. , Racosperma deanei (R.T.Baker) Pedley) is a tree native to Australia, which is useful for controlling soil erosion. There are two subspecies: Acacia deanei subsp. deanei and Acacia deanei subsp. paucijuga.

black wattle

Acacia mearnsii is a fast-growing, extremely invasive leguminous tree native to Australia. Common names for it include black wattle, Acácia-negra (Portuguese), Australian acacia, Australische Akazie (German), Swartwattel (Afrikaans), Uwatela (Zulu). This plant is now known as one of the worst invasive species ...more ↓

Mitchell's wattle

Acacia mitchellii, commonly known as Mitchell's wattle, is an erect or spreading shrub which is endemic to Australia. It grows to up to 2 metres high and has small bipinnate leaves. The pale yellow globular flowerheads appear in groups of 1 to 3 in the axils of the phyllodes followed by straight or curved seed pods which are 1.8 to 5 cm long and 4 to 8 mm wide.

Dwarf Silver-wattle

Acacia nanodealbata, known colloquially as dwarf silver-wattle, is a species of Acacia native to Australia.

Sunshine Wattle

Acacia terminalis (sunshine wattle) is a shrub or small tree to 6 m in height. It's an Australian native whose range extends through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

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