Family	Mimosaceae/Fabaceae
Description	Medium sized upright shrub
Flowering Time	Late winter-early spring
Distribution & Botanical Details	Click Here
Florabank Profile
Vegetation Communities	Dry schlerophyll forests, woodlands, heath.
Soil Types	Wide range but most common on sandstones and granites.
Values / Uses
Revegetation / Habitat Values	Dominant or co-dominant primary colonising shrub, regenerates rapidly after fire. Important species for mining rehabilitation in central tablelands and western NSW
Amenity / Ornamental Values	Spectacular in flower. Foliage attractive. Recovers well from severe pruning.
Other Values
Tolerances
Water Deficit	high
Compaction	average
Waterlogging	average to low
Shade	low
Minimum Temperature	-8 degrees
Seed & Germination Details
Average no. Seeds per Gram	45
Viability Period	long
Dormancy	physical-hard seed coat
Treatment	none
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees	4-17
Direct Seeding