Coastal Wattle

Acacia longifolia sophorae

Plant Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

A common coastal tree or shrub like most members of the genus, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes. In A.sophorae the phyllodes are oval shaped between 5 and 10 cm long with prominent longitudal veins. The bright yellow flowers occur in the axils of the phyllodes as elongated spikes up to 50 mm long. Flowering is mainly in late winter and spring. Seed pods produced in early summer; strongly curved

Size

5 m high and 15 m or more wide

Habitat

Coastal

Distribution

Ranges from SE Qld through eastern N.S.W. to the southern Eyre Penin. in S.A. and toTasmania

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)
  1. A.B. Court, B.R. Maslin & P.G. Kodela (2020) Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae. In: Flora of Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

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