Acacia crassa subsp. crassa

Botanical Name: Acacia crassa  subsp. crassa

Author: Pedley

Family: Fabaceae - Mimosoideae

Location

Occurs in the south-east corner of Queensland, and the north-western plains and central-western slopes of New South Wales.

You can find it flowering in Bed 121 in the Wattle Garden.

An erect or spreading shrub or tree, 2-10 m high, which occurs in open woodland, open eucalypt scrub or in mixed Eucalyptus-Callitris forests on rocky hillsides often on conglomerate and sandstone, in skeletal sandy soils or sandy loams.

A hardy ornamental, the large bright yellow rod flowers make a welcome addition to the winter garden in inland areas where it prefers a hot sunny position and well-drained soil.