Scientific Name: Acacia gunnii

Common Name: ploughshare wattle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: Small shrub, erect or procumbent.

Height (m): 0.2 – 0.9

Flowers: About 30 flowers in each small spherical head.

Fruit: Seed pod – flat, about 3cm long with margins thickened, dark brown, often hairy.

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Plant Communities
Heath
Habitat Notes

Widespread and frequent in dry heaths.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits.

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, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Most acacias are readily propagated by seed.

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.