Longleaf Wattle

Acacia longifolia

Plant Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

It has smooth to finely fissured greyish coloured bark and glabrous branchlets that are angled towards the apices. Like most species of Acacia it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The evergreen and glabrous phyllodes are motly straight but occasionally slightly curved

Size

Can grow to around 8m high

Habitat

Lives intertidally and subtidally on rocks, sand and mud

Distribution

From south east QLD to NSW where it is endemic, but has naturalised in other states including Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Longleaf Wattle
Scientific name: Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd.
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Plant Life › Shrubs & Trees
Origin: Native
Conservation: Not Evaluated

Australian Faunal Directory

Also Known As

Golden Wattle
coast wattle
sallow wattle

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The Atlas of Living Australia

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