| Family | Mimosaceae |
|---|---|
| Description | Small-medium rounded shrub |
| Flowering Time | Late winter-spring |
| Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
| Florabank Profile | |
| Vegetation Communities | Sclerophyll communities. |
| Soil Types | Generally on sandy or skeletal soils. |
| Values / Uses | |
| Revegetation / Habitat Values | Extremely tolerant of dry, rocky sites and subsoil conditions, therefore useful for direct seeding on hostile sites such as mining and roadside revegetation projects. |
| Amenity / Ornamental Values | Under-utilised compared to some better known acacias. Very showy in flower and relatively long-lived compared to many acacias. The silvery-hairy seed pods are very attractive. Compact form and tolerates pruning. |
| Other Values | Nitrogen fixer. |
| Tolerances | |
| Water Deficit | extremely high |
| Compaction | average |
| Waterlogging | low |
| Shade | average |
| Minimum Temperature | -5 degrees |
| Seed & Germination Details | |
| Average no. Seeds per Gram | contact us for details |
| Viability Period | long |
| Dormancy | physical |
| Treatment | heat/scarification |
| Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | |
| Direct Seeding | easy |