Scientific Name: Acacia mucronata subsp. mucronata Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region

Common Name: erect caterpillar wattle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: Erect bushy shrub to small tree.

Height (m): 2 – 10

Flowers: Creamy yellow in axillary spikes.

Fruit: Seed pod – long, narrow, with thickened margins.

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Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCentral HighlandsCircular HeadDerwent ValleyDorsetFlindersGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKing IslandLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWaratah-WynyardWest CoastWest Tamar
Plant Communities
No data available for this species
Habitat Notes

Common and widespread in moist gullies and on hillsides.

General Notes

Hardy, quick growing. Bird attracting.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information