Acacia dealbata
Common name
silver wattle
Family
Fabaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
NVS code
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ACADEA
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
A plant of riverbed habitats and waste places. Prefers relatively high fertility and light.
Features
Shrub to large tree with ribbed twigs. Leaves 2-pinnate, alternate and glaucous. Inflorescence consists of numerous many-flowered, medium yellow, globose heads arranged in axillary racemes nearly equal to the leaves. Pod glabrous, usually straight, up to 100 x 12 mm.
Similar taxa
Can easily be distinguished from all other bipinnate naturalised wattles by the large glaucous leaves.
Flowering
July, August, September
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1870
Origin
E. Australia
Etymology
acacia: Derived from Greek ‘akazo’ to sharpen, meaning point; spine or thorn.
dealbata: Whitened