Image: Foliage
Small tree or shrub to about 6m. Branches can be angular and flattened but not hairy. In the greater Brisbane region found on gravelly and sandy soils, sandstone ridges and along creek banks with alluvial soils in woodland or open forest communities where common tree species include Eucalyptus tindaliae and Corymbia henryi.
Phyllodes are 3-8 cm, with a fine but prominent mid vein and faint lateral veins.
Flowers are bright yellow to golden puff balls.
Pods are flattish, whitish blue raised over seeds.
Not listed in Peter Young's 2002 plant list for Brisbane Forest Park (BFP) and unlikely to be, as it is rare in the wild and generally restricted to moist gullies and watercourses to the south and south east of Brisbane (Rochedale, Victoria Point, Mt Cotton and Beenleigh). It was reported to be common in Daisy Hill State Forest, Brisbane in 1993.
Its habitat has been reduced by urbanisation so it is difficult to tell if this may have been an Enoggera plant -- most likely it was present in the lower parts of the catchment and deserves a chance.
A popular garden plant because of the profusion of its flowers.
Closely related to A. fimbriata. It is reported that it cannot resprout from its base if felled. Propagation aided by fire. At the Eprapah Environmental Centre seedlings of the Eprapah wattle appeared after areas were cleared of lantana and the stubble burnt.
References and resources
- WattleWeb - Gardening with Wattles - Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
- World Wide Wattle
- Wild Plants of Greater Brisbane - More than 500 species of our most familiar wild plants, and a few that are less well known, are featured in over 1100 colour photographs; along with brief, easy-to-read, descriptions of the plants and their habitats.
- Create More Butterflies by Frank Jordan and Helen Schwencke - This book contains over 250 full colour photos of butterfly lifecyles and caterpillar food plants for 48 different species of butterflies that occur in the south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.