Native Flora of the Victorian Volcanic Plains Part 1
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Bower Wattle
Acacia cognata, commonly known as bower wattle or river wattle, is a tree or shrub species that is endemic to Australia. It grows to between .6 and 10 metres high. The pale yellow globular flowerheads appear singly or in pairs in the leaf axils between July and October in the species' native range. It occurs in the states of New South Wales and Victoria.
Lightwood
Acacia implexa, commonly known as Lightwood, is a fast-growing Australian tree, the timber of which is used for furniture making. It is widespread in eastern Australia from central coastal Queensland to southern Victoria, with outlying populations on the Atherton Tableland in northern Queensland and Tasmania's King Island. It grows to 5–15 m high and 4–7 m wide. It has ...more ↓
Woolly Wattle
Acacia lanigera, commonly known as woolly wattle or hairy wattle, is a tree species that is endemic Australia. It has an erect or spreading habit, growing up to 2 metres high, The phyllodes, which may be hairy or glabrous, are up to 20–70 mm in length and 2–8 mm wide. The bright yellow globular flowerheads appear in the leaf axils from May to October, followed by ...more ↓
blackwood
Acacia melanoxylon, commonly known as the Australian blackwood, is an Acacia species native in eastern Australia. The species is also known as Sally wattle, lightwood, hickory, mudgerabah, Tasmanian blackwood, black wattle or blackwood acacia.
Nealie
Acacia rigens, commonly known as nealie, is an erect or spreading shrub or small tree that is endemic to Australia. Other common names include needle wattle, needlebush acacia, nealia and nilyah.
