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Fabaceae
Prickly Moses Wattle
Acacia verticillata
Resilience and protection.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acacia
- Native to
- Australia, Tasmania
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- shrub
- Height
- 6-16 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to partial shade
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The common name 'Prickly Moses' is thought to be an Australian corruption of 'prickly mimosa,' referring to its sharp phyllodes.
- The cylindrical flower spikes are made up of hundreds of tiny individual flowers packed together, each with prominent stamens.
- Like all wattles, it fixes atmospheric nitrogen through symbiotic root bacteria, enriching poor Australian soils.
- Aboriginal Australians used the hard wood for making boomerangs and digging sticks.
- It can resprout vigorously from its base after fire, an essential adaptation in fire-prone Australian bush.
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strength
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protection
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endurance