| 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 |