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Fabaceae
Sydney Golden Wattle
Acacia longifolia
Unity and strength.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acacia
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 10-20 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Sydney Golden Wattle is widely used for coastal dune stabilization because its roots form dense mats that hold sand in place.
- Its phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks that function as leaves) are an adaptation to reduce water loss in dry climates.
- The plant has become one of the most problematic invasive species in Portugal, South Africa, and other Mediterranean regions.
- Aboriginal Australians ground the seeds into flour to make a nutritious bread-like food called bush bread.
- A single plant can produce up to 20,000 seeds per year, which are spread by birds and ants.
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