Scientific Name: Acacia stricta

Common Name: hop wattle

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Fabaceae

Form Description: Shrub, branches angular and erect.

Height (m): 1 – 1.5

Flowers: 20-30 yellow flowers in a spherical head.

Fruit: Seed pod – straight, flat, about 7cm long; not constricted between the seeds.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieCentral CoastCircular HeadClarenceDerwent ValleyDevonportDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayGlenorchyHobartHuon ValleyKentishKingboroughLatrobeLauncestonMeander ValleySorellSouthern MidlandsTasmanWest Tamar
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt ForestGrassland
Habitat Notes

Widespread and common in pastures and dry places.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Rocky

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Moderate

General Notes

Bird attracting. Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. High flammability.

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. Monitor carefully as seeds are shed on maturity. Pick pods just as they start to dry and change colour. Spread on sheets. Sieve to isolate.

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.

Germination Time

10-30 days

Cutting & Division Information

Cuttings are possible with “phyllode bearing” acacias, more so than with “feathery leaved” species.