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Synonyms | |
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Common Names | Bent-leaf Wattle |
Family | Mimosaceae - Mimosa family. |
Name Origin | flexifolia - from Latin flexus, bent, and folium, leaf, presumably referring to flexibility of fresh 'leaves' and twigs. |
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Notes | No Specimen Data Available | ||
Collector | Date | 01/09/1997 | |
Determined By | Date | 01/09/1997 |
Regional: | Noted in the Narrandera-Morundah-Galore-Collingullie region. |
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Australia: | Qld, NSW, Vic. |
Habitat: | Chiefly woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and mallee in inland districts. |
Habit: | Spreading bushy shrub, 30 cm to 1.5 m high. Angled or flattened resinous branchlets and grey-green 'leaves'. |
Similar Species: | Related to Streaked Wattle (A. lineata) but differs in 'leaf' shape, flowers and seed pods. |
Site Preference: | |
Characteristics: | |
Flowering: | Golden-yellow, usually Jun-Sept. Perfumed. |
Seed Collection: | Nov to Dec. |
Propagation: | From scarified seed or cuttings. |
Regeneration: | From seed and suckers after fire, forming dense groundcover. Does not establish as readily as most wattles when direct seeded. |
Timber: | |
Shade and Shelter: | Useful low-level cover in windbreaks. |
Land Protection: | Legume - improves soil fertility by 'fixing' nitrogen. |
Wildlife: | Good habitat. |
Ornamental: | Attractive ornamental or informal hedge for gardens as flowers mostly during winter. Responds well to light pruning after flower |
Other: |
Note: The following information presented is only a guide, as plant characteristics vary depending on provenance (the plant's locality).
Site/Preferred Habitat : | well-drained soil |
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Rainfall(mm) : | 400-700 |
Growth Rate : | moderate |
Tolerates : | frost; dryness |
Resents : | |
Uses & Comments : | windbreak; fixes nitrogen; ornamental. |