Acacia decurrens
Common names
green wattle
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Yellow
Detailed description
Small to large tree, stems sparsely hairy. Leaves 2-pinnate with widely spaced, dark green pinnules. The inflorescence consists of numerous bright yellow globose heads arranged in racemes, more or less equal in length to the leaves. The seed pod is glabrous and straight, up to 100 x 8 mm.
Similar taxa
It has been confused with A. mearnsii, but can be distinguished by the sparsely hairy stems and brighter yellow flowers. It is most similar to A. paramattense, but can be separated by the widely spaced pinnules.
Habitat
Waste places and dry hillsides.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Fabaceae
Ecology
Flowering
July, August, September.
Year naturalised
1880
Origin
E. Australia, Tasmania
Other information
Etymology
acacia: Derived from Greek ‘akazo’ to sharpen, meaning point; spine or thorn.
NVS code
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