Acacia decurrens
Common names
green wattle
Family
Fabaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Waste places and dry hillsides.
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.
Flowering
July, August, September.
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1880
Origin
E. Australia, Tasmania
Etymology
acacia: Derived from Greek ‘akazo’ to sharpen, meaning point; spine or thorn.