Hedge Wattle

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Acacia paradoxa

Untidy spiny shrub or small spreading tree to 4 m. Dark green rectangular-shaped leaves (phyllodes). Deep golden ball-shaped flowers.

Details
Flora Type
Shrubs
Former Scientific Name
A. armata
Other Common Names
Kangaroo Thorn
Distinctive Features

Fine thorns present along the stems. Leaves have a wavy edge. Straight or curved seedpods covered in erect furry white hairs.
Biology

Perennial. Fast-growing shrub on shallow stony soils. Pollinated by bees. Nitrogen-fixing plant.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Jul-Nov
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Acacia
Species
paradoxa

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Provides valuable resource for bird life. Dense, thorny thickets are ideal nesting sites for small, native birds including Superb Fairy wrens and White-browed Scrubwrens.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar size to Gold-dust Wattle A. acinacea but distinguished by thorns.
Native Status
Native