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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
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Image Credit: Anna Povey – with permission
Scientific Name: Acacia genistifolia
Common Name: spreading wattle
Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots
Family: Fabaceae
Form Description: Shrub, often low and straggling.
Height (m): 2 – 3
Flowers: Spherical flower heads rich yellow to creamy yellow.
Fruit: Seed pod
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Habitat Notes
Widespread and abundant especially in dry places and on roadsides, particularly in the east and north.
Site Tolerance
Dry, Moist
Soil Tolerance
Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits.
Propagation Calendar
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Flowering Month
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Seed Collecting Month
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Sowing Month
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Cutting Month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Most acacias are readily propagated by seed. As seed matures pod changes from green to light reddish-brown and becomes firm and brittle. Seed hard when ripe. Seed shed soon after maturity.
Seed Treatment Method
Hot Water Hot water is used to soften the hard seed case of some species. This replicates the weathering process. Pour hot (not boiling) water over the seeds and allow them to soak for 4-12 hours.
Seed Storage Life
Very long
Germination Time
10-30 days
Cutting & Division Information
Cuttings are possible with “phyllode bearing” acacias, more so than with “feathery leaved” species.