Cootamundra Wattle

Family: Fabaceae
Scientific name: Acacia baileyana
Description: Plant Form: Large shrub to small spreading tree. Size: 3-10 m tall. Stem: Smooth, greyish or brownish. Leaves: Compound with many small opposite sided leaflets giving fern-like appearance. Silvery-grey, greenish grey or bluish colour. Flowers: Small yellow globular typical wattle flowers in large clusters. Fruit and Seeds: Pods 3-12 cm long on short stalks. Bluish green and powdery maturing to reddish brown. Contain up to 12 brown seeds. Habitat: Open woodlands, heathlands, forests, plantations, waste areas, riparian areas. Native to a small area around Cootamundra but has been widely planted and naturalised elsewhere. Distinguishing Features: Similar to several other native wattles such as Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata) and Karri wattle (Acacia pentadenia) but can be distinguished by lower branchlets being angled backwards. Weed Status: Priority Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Non-weedy Native Lookalike, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Shrubby, Woody/tree

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