Acacia Hakeoides

Price:

$110.00 (including GST)

Common Name:

WESTERN BLACK WATTLE

PLEASE NOTE: Orders are by full tray only. Each tray contains 40 plants. When ordering, please choose how many trays you would like.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

Dense shrub, growing 1–4 m high and wide with smooth reddish or grey-brown stems

‘Leaves’ dark green, rigid, straight or slightly curved, 4–14 cm long, 3–12 mm wide, rounded at the tip, with a single prominent mid-vein

Golden-yellow ball flowers, 6–8 mm across, in dense clusters

Flowering July to November

Seed pods 7–12 cm long, 4–7 mm wide, straight or somewhat twisted, strongly constricted between the seeds, dark brown at maturity
Medium-to-tall dense shrub, growing 1–6 m high and wide with smooth reddish or grey-brown stems.
‘Leaves’ dark green, rigid, straight or slightly curved, 4–14 cm long, 3–12 mm wide, rounded at the tip, with a single prominent mid-vein.
Golden-yellow ball flowers, 6–8 mm across, in dense clusters Flowering July to November.
Seed pods 7–12 cm long, 4–7 mm wide, straight or somewhat twisted, strongly constricted between the seeds, dark brown at maturity.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

Occurs in woodland and mallee on sandy or loamy soils, including clay loams in Grey Box (Eucalyptus Microcarpa) communities.
Very hardy, withstands frosts and extended dry periods.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

Excellent low level cover in windbreaks.
Long-lived; improves soil by ‘fixing’ nitrogen.
Useful for soil erosion control due to fibrous root system.
May sucker and form dense thickets, especially in higher rainfall regions and if roots are disturbed.
Not known to be eaten by stock.
Flowers and seed are a valuable food source for native birds and insects.

Image Source: Flower - Fagg, M. via Australian National Botanic Gardens

Image Source: Plant - Fagg, M. via Australian National Botanic Gardens

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