Hedgehog wattle

Acacia echinula

"Acacia echinula", commonly known as hedgehog wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus "Acacia" and the subgenus "Phyllodineae" that is endemic to New South Wales.
Hedgehog Wattle  Acacia echinula,Australia,Geotagged,Hedgehog wattle,Winter

Appearance

The intricate multi-branched shrub typically grows to a height of 2 m and has hairy branchlets with 1 to 2 mm long stipules. When it blooms it produces yellow coloured flowers.
Hedgehog wattle  Acacia echinula,Australia,Geotagged,Hedgehog wattle,Winter

Distribution

It is found in eastern parts of New South Wales from around Nowra in the south to Grafton in the north on hills and plains in sandy soils often over sandstone as a part of dry sclerophyll forest communities.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAcacia
SpeciesA. echinula
Photographed in
Australia