Common Name: Myrtle Wattle
Botanical Name: Acacia myrtifolia
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Description:
Erect, bushy, small to medium-sized shrub, 0.5-1.5 m high, with reddish-brown angular branchlets. Phyllodes broad-lanceolate, 4-8 cm long by 1-3 cm wide, one central vein, leaf margins pale and thickened, conspicuous gland, red new growth. Pale yellow, globular flower heads in branched clusters, 2-6 cm long. Mid winter to spring (July to October). Pale to dark brown, woody, curved, narrow pods, 4-7 cm long by 4 mm wide, twisting when ripe. Summer (December to January).
Erect, bushy, small to medium-sized shrub, 0.5-1.5 m high, with reddish-brown angular branchlets. Phyllodes broad-lanceolate, 4-8 cm long by 1-3 cm wide, one central vein, leaf margins pale and thickened, conspicuous gland, red new growth. Pale yellow, globular flower heads in branched clusters, 2-6 cm long. Mid winter to spring (July to October). Pale to dark brown, woody, curved, narrow pods, 4-7 cm long by 4 mm wide, twisting when ripe. Summer (December to January).
Natural Distribution:
Limited to the southern higher rainfall areas (500-1200 mm) of SA, including the Northern Lofty, Southern Lofty, South-East, lower Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Rare on Yorke Peninsula. Extends into WA, Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. Common to woodland areas.
Limited to the southern higher rainfall areas (500-1200 mm) of SA, including the Northern Lofty, Southern Lofty, South-East, lower Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Rare on Yorke Peninsula. Extends into WA, Qld, NSW, Vic and Tas. Common to woodland areas.
Notes:
Fast growth rate.
Fast growth rate.
