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Acacia verticillata

Species
  • Icon of shrub form Shrub
Family Fabaceae
Synonyms Mimosa verticillata, Phyllodoce verticillata, Racosperma verticillatum
Common names Prickly Moses

Climatic Suitability
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Acacia verticillata: Whole plant in flower
Credit: Geoffrey Cox
Acacia verticillata: close up of leaves
Credit: Reiner Richter
Acacia verticillata: close up of flowers
Credit: Reiner Richter
Acacia verticillata: seed pod
Credit: Geoffrey Cox
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Form

Height in cultivation 2 – 5 m
Spread in cultivation 1 – 5 m
Origin Native
Flower colour Yellow
Flower period spring, summer, winter
Leaf colour Green
Leaf loss Evergreen
Risk spikey or spiny

Site

Urban space type Garden, water sensitive urban design
Use feature, putatively edible, screen
Soil texture clay, loam
Soil pH acidic, alkaline, neutral

Performance

Shade tolerance Full sun Part shade
Tolerance High drought
Moderate frost
Growth rate Fast
Biodiversity Bird Insect Pollinator

Climate Suitability

Climate suitability

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