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| Acacia spectabilis - Mudgee Wattle |
Family - Fabaceae (
Mimosoideae)
Common name - Mudgee Wattle
Flowers and fruit - Many large bright yellow flower heads on raceme from leaf axil. Pods are straight or curved with irregular constrictions between seeds. 4 to 17cm long and 10 to 19mm wide. Flowers mainly between July and November.
Leaves and stems - Bipinnate leaves. Grey-green to glaucous (bluish), usually with one inconspicuous gland at or near the base of lowest pair of pinnae. Grey or whitish branches.
Habit and habitat - Erect or spreading shrub/tree to 4m high, or sometimes taller. Single-stemmed with smooth bark. Dry Eucalypt and Callitris woodland, sandy soils. Acacia spectabilis, as its name suggests, can look spectacular in flower.
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| Grey-green bipinnate leaves of Acacia spectabilis |
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| Ripe seeds pods of Acacia spectabilis |
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| White smooth bark of Acacia spectabilis |
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| White/grey bark often has dark blotches |
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| Acacia spectabilis makes a beautiful show in the bush |
