Scientific Name: Acacia derwentiana Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: derwent wattle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: Medium dense prickly shrub; branches have drooping ends.

Height (m): 1 – 3

Flowers: Pale yellow in loose spikes.

Fruit: Seed pod – narrow, 3-4cm long, with constrictions between seeds.

Municipality
BrightonCentral HighlandsClarenceDerwent ValleyGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartHuon ValleySorell
Plant Communities
Riparian
Habitat Notes

Derwent River and some other rivers in the south-east.

General Notes

Provide shelter; require moisture.

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method

Seed Information