A range of teacher professional learning programs will be developed to accompany the Biodiversity of the Western Volcanic Plains online outreach...
Gold-dust Wattle
Acacia acinacea
Acacia acinacea
Insect pollinated. Many flowers exist in each flower head which ensures that they are pollinated by the same insect.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Shrub |
| Group | Wattle |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | Distinct parallel veins in leaves. |
| Life Form Group | Shrub |
| Life Form Codes | Medium Shrub (MS) |
| EVC types | EVC 803: Plains Woodland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Acacia |
| Species | acinacea |
Ranges from along the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in the Gilgandra district in New South Wales to western Victoria. In South Australia it extends west to the southern Flinders Ranges and Kangaroo Island.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
