Rock wattle

Acacia rupicola

"Acacia rupicola", commonly known as rock wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus "Acacia" and the subgenus "Phyllodineae" native to south eastern Australia.
Rock Wattle - Acacia rupicola  Acacia rupicola,Adelaide,Australia,Rock Wattle,South Australia

Appearance

The glabrous, diffuse and somewhat resinous shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 2.5 metres. It has prominently ribbed branchlets with no stipules and sessile, patent, green phyllodes with a narrowly triangular to linear-triangular shape that are 5 to 25 mm in length and 1.5 to 3 mm wide with a prominent midrib. It blooms between August and January with sporadic flowering at other times producing yellow flowers.

It is very similar in appearance to "Acacia ulicifolia" but is easily distinguished by the sticky appearance of "A. rupicola".

Distribution

It is endemic to a large area extending from the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia in the west thorough to Bordertown and to the Grampians in the Victoria in the east. It is found in rocky coastal areas in sandy to loamy soils often as a part of open scrub or woodland communities.

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