Acacia Paradoxa

Price:

$110.00 (including GST)

Common Name:

KANGAROO THORN

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

Prickly shrub. Gold ball flowers in spring. Well-drained soils. Tolerates dryness, lime & frost.

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

1. Occurs on a range of soils in a variety of woodland communities; commonly found in box-cypress pine woodlands

2. Extremely tolerant of drought, frost and wind
Dry shallow soils in higher rainfall areas or heavier soils in areas of lower rainfall.
Withstands limited inundation, extended dry periods, alkaline and acidic soil.
Very frost tender when young.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

Fast-growing, lifespan up to several decades. Prickliness precludes grazing by livestock. May spread in some districts.
Regenerates from seed after disturbance such as fire.
Useful low-level cover in windbreaks in districts where known not to spread.
Useful for controlling soil erosion due to soil-binding fibrous roots, and for improving soil fertility. Legume, improves soil fertility by "fixing" nitrogen.
Excellent habitat for wildlife. Very useful refuge and nesting sites for small birds.
Flowers are a food source for moths, butterflies and other insects. Insect-eating birds attracted. Seeds eaten by native birds, including parrots and native pigeons.
Attractive specimen for hedges, barriers, screening, tubs and as cut flower.
Harbours rabbits in some areas, necessitating rabbit control.

Image Source: Flower - John Tann from Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

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