Black Wattle

Black Wattle
Black Wattle
Black Wattle
Black Wattle
© Black Wattle - Colleen Miller

Black Wattle

Acacia mearnsii


Attracts pollen feeding birds. Seeds are distributed by rodents and birds.


Details Description
Type
Tree
Group
Wattle
Identifying Characteristics

Small to medium tree 6-15 m. A fast growing, open-spreading tree. Smooth, dark bark. Nitrogen-fixing and therefore useful for remediation of degraded sites. Flowers from December-January.

Distinctive Features

Yellow-coloured, strongly scented ball-shaped inflorescence. Ferny foliage. Slightly salt tolerant.

Life Form Group
Tree
Life Form Codes
Understorey Tree or Large Shrub (T)
EVC types
EVC 175: Grassy Woodland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Acacia
Species
mearnsii