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