Common Name: Umbrella Bush
Botanical Name: Acacia ligulata
Family: LEGUMINOSAE
Description:
Rounded, bushy to spreading shrub, 1-4 m high. Phyllodes thick, firm, relatively narrow, 3-10 cm long by 3-10 mm wide, 1-veined, rounded tip usually with a short hard point. Orange-yellow, globular flower heads, solitary or more often on short racemes (shorter than leaves) of 2-5. Late winter to spring (August to November). Hard, woody, light brown pods, 4-10 cm long by 4-10 mm wide, splitting open on maturity to expose black seeds with colourful yellow-orange aril. Summer (December to January).
Rounded, bushy to spreading shrub, 1-4 m high. Phyllodes thick, firm, relatively narrow, 3-10 cm long by 3-10 mm wide, 1-veined, rounded tip usually with a short hard point. Orange-yellow, globular flower heads, solitary or more often on short racemes (shorter than leaves) of 2-5. Late winter to spring (August to November). Hard, woody, light brown pods, 4-10 cm long by 4-10 mm wide, splitting open on maturity to expose black seeds with colourful yellow-orange aril. Summer (December to January).
Natural Distribution:
Widely distributed throughout lower to moderate rainfall (150-700 mm) regions of SA (absent from Kangaroo Island and lower South-East). Extends into all other mainland States. Common to coastal and mallee areas.
Widely distributed throughout lower to moderate rainfall (150-700 mm) regions of SA (absent from Kangaroo Island and lower South-East). Extends into all other mainland States. Common to coastal and mallee areas.
Notes:
Fast growth rate. Regenerates rapidly. Acacia ligulata may be confused with A. cupularis which differs with its bluish narrower leaves and more southerly coastal distribution.
Fast growth rate. Regenerates rapidly. Acacia ligulata may be confused with A. cupularis which differs with its bluish narrower leaves and more southerly coastal distribution.
