Common Name: Kangaroo Thorn
Botanical Name: Acacia paradoxa
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Description:
Dense, prickly, spreading shrub, 2-3 m high. Phyllodes dark green, often with a wavy surface, 1-2.5 cm long by 3-7 mm wide, 1 central vein, tapering to a short point, often with spines at 'leaf' base. Bright yellow to deep golden, globular flower heads, solitary in leaf axil. Late winter to mid spring (August to October). Cylindrical pods, densely covered in fine hairs, straight to curved, 3-6 cm long by 3-5 mm wide. Summer (December to January).
Dense, prickly, spreading shrub, 2-3 m high. Phyllodes dark green, often with a wavy surface, 1-2.5 cm long by 3-7 mm wide, 1 central vein, tapering to a short point, often with spines at 'leaf' base. Bright yellow to deep golden, globular flower heads, solitary in leaf axil. Late winter to mid spring (August to October). Cylindrical pods, densely covered in fine hairs, straight to curved, 3-6 cm long by 3-5 mm wide. Summer (December to January).
Natural Distribution:
Widely distributed across all agricultural districts of SA (annual rainfall 300-1200 mm), extending into most other States (absent from NT). Common to woodland areas.
Widely distributed across all agricultural districts of SA (annual rainfall 300-1200 mm), extending into most other States (absent from NT). Common to woodland areas.
Notes:
Can be invasive. Often grown as a hedge plant.
Can be invasive. Often grown as a hedge plant.
