Family | Mimosaceae |
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Description | Fast growing, short-lived medium shrub. Upright, upright somewhat spindly form |
Flowering Time | early Winter |
Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
Florabank Profile | View |
Vegetation Communities | Sclerophyll communities, mostly in coastal areas but extending to the tablelands also. |
Soil Types | Generally on heavier soils. |
Values / Uses | |
Revegetation / Habitat Values | A very important revegetation species. Extremely fast coloniser and therefore useful for direct seeding. Widely used in mining and roadside revegetation projects. |
Amenity / Ornamental Values | Useful for its off-season flowering but not a particularly attractive species. |
Other Values | Nitrogen fixer. Cover crop for frost sensitive species. |
Tolerances | |
Water Deficit | high |
Compaction | average |
Waterlogging | low |
Shade | low |
Minimum Temperature | -5 degrees |
Average no. Seeds per Gram | contact us for details |
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Viability Period | long |
Dormancy | physical |
Treatment | boiling water or scarification |
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | 6-20 |
Direct Seeding | easy |