Hedge Wattle

Hedge Wattle
Hedge Wattle
Hedge Wattle
Hedge Wattle
Hedge Wattle

Hedge Wattle

Acacia paradoxa


Pollinated by bees. Nitrogen-fixing plant.


Details Description
Type
Shrub
Group
Wattle
Identifying Characteristics

Fast growing shrub. Dark green, rectangular shaped phyllodes. Golden coloured ball shaped inflorescence. Straight, brown pods. Flowers July-November.

Distinctive Features

Thorns present along the stems.

Life Form Group
Shrub
Life Form Codes
Medium Shrub (MS)
EVC types
EVC 175: Grassy Woodland
EVC 55_61: Plains Grassy Woodland
EVC 55_63: Higher Rainfall Plains Grassy Woodland
EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Acacia
Species
paradoxa
Hedge Wattle
Found in Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania.

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.