Acacia rostellifera

Scientific name

Acacia rostellifera

Common name

Summer-scented wattle

Plant description

A large shrub to 5 m high, which grows in sand or on limestone. It can form dense thickets as it spreads from underground runners. The thickets help stabilise the soil and provide valuable habitat for birds and reptiles. A butterfly, the varied hairstreak breeds on this plant.

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Flower colour

Yellow

Flowering months

July to December