Common Name: Hard-leaf Wattle
Botanical Name: Acacia sclerophylla
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Description:
Low, dense, spreading shrub, 1-2 m high. Phyllodes hard, thick, stiff, straight to curved, ending in a short hard point, 1-4 cm long by approximately 3 mm wide, 2-5 prominent parallel veins. Yellow, globular flower heads, solitary or in groups of two, on short stalks. Late winter to spring (August to October). Small, narrow pods, 3-5 cm long by 2-3 mm wide, twisted and strongly curved when dry, constrictions between enclosed black seed (with large white arils). Summer (December to February).
Low, dense, spreading shrub, 1-2 m high. Phyllodes hard, thick, stiff, straight to curved, ending in a short hard point, 1-4 cm long by approximately 3 mm wide, 2-5 prominent parallel veins. Yellow, globular flower heads, solitary or in groups of two, on short stalks. Late winter to spring (August to October). Small, narrow pods, 3-5 cm long by 2-3 mm wide, twisted and strongly curved when dry, constrictions between enclosed black seed (with large white arils). Summer (December to February).
Natural Distribution:
Common to the lower rainfall (250-500 mm) districts of SA including the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Northern Lofty and Murray region. Also occurs in WA, NSW and Vic. Common to mallee areas.
Common to the lower rainfall (250-500 mm) districts of SA including the Eyre Peninsula, Yorke Peninsula, Northern Lofty and Murray region. Also occurs in WA, NSW and Vic. Common to mallee areas.
Notes:
Similar to Acacia farinosa, which differs with its branchlets and flower stalks often covered in a coarse whitish-grey coating.
Similar to Acacia farinosa, which differs with its branchlets and flower stalks often covered in a coarse whitish-grey coating.
