Acacia Ulicifolia

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PRICKLY MOSES

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WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

A prickly shrub growing to around 2 metres high to about 1 to 2 metres wide.
The phyllodes (leaves) are rigid, needle-like to 20 mm long and about 3 mm wide with a sharp point.
Small staminate flowers are produced in globular heads, with up to 35 flowers in each head, with heads solitary in the leaf axils; pale cream in colour, occurring in mid-autumn to spring.
The seed pods are 5 cm long and 3 mm wide, curved and evenly constricted between the seeds.

WHERE IT GROWS & WHY:

A. ligulata is found on sand dunes, on the fringes of salt lakes, on floodplains, in mulga and bluebush communities, in woodlands, in mallee communities.

It is found in the hottest and driest climates of Australia with rainfall of less than 200mm and survives light frost.
Occurs in dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands, as well as heathlands, in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania. It extends up and down the entire coast of NSW and west to the western slopes.
Usually found on sandy soil and sandstone-influenced areas.
Grows best in full sun in a well-drained soil.

MANAGEMENT/SIGNIFICANCE:

It is a useful if prickly plant, where its features can deter access to particular areas and provide refuge for small birds.
It will likely suffer on heavy clay soils but could be trialled.

Image Source: Flower - DavidFrancis34 from Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Image Source: Plant - Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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