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Acacia species and cultivars

Note that many of the Acacias you encounter on the internet could be African or American species (some of which could even be weeds if grown in Australia).

Be sure to also check the websites listed in the General Information section, many of which will have information about Acacias also.

Queensland (General information)

Download: Key to the wattles of Greater Brisbane Dowload the PDF file from this page. Environmental Protection Agency, Qld

Four Queensland Wattles Society for Growing Australian Plants Queensland Region, Inc.

Australian Acacias (Wattles) emphasis on SE Qld, especially Laidley and Gatton

Acacia and casuarina forests Queensland Dept Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (PDF)

Australia (General information)

World Wide Wattle A collaboration of several government and research bodies, providing information about Australian Acacias.

The Genus Acacia extensive information from the Australian National Botanic Gardens

Acacia - An Introduction Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Wattle Day Association Inc Find information about Acacia as well as Wattle Day activities at this site

A Simple Botany of Wattles Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Acacia has promising potential as export cut flower crop Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation

Phosphorus Needs of Some Australian Plants Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Proposed Name Changes in Acacia Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Another view on Racosperma Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Edible Acacias Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Acacia The National Forestry Education and Awareness Network

Acacias for Adelaide Gardens The Australian Plants Society - SA Region

Wattle It Be? By Seed or Cuttings? Article about growing Acacias from cuttings. Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Wattles and Bushfires Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Species or Cultivars

Acacia aulacocarpa has been renamed Taxonomic update, Australian Tree Seed Centre

Acacia aulacocarpa (Brown salwood, Hickory wattle) James Cook University James Cook University James Cook University

Acacia aulacocarpa World Wide Wattle

Acacia aulacocarpa AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia aneura (Mulga) Species Bank, Department of the Environment and Water Resources

Acacia aneura Arizona State University Polytechnic

Mulga (Acacia aneura) Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Mulga (Acacia aneura) The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, South Australia

Acacia aneura AgroForestryTree Database

Management of Mulga (Acacia aneura) Scrublands in Southwest Queensland FAO

Acacia auriculiformis (Northern black wattle, Ear-pod wattle) James Cook University

Acacia auriculiformis Ecocrop database, FAO

Acacia auriculiformis AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia bidwillii - See Vachellia (below)

Acacia celsa (Hickory wattle) James Cook University

Acacia complanata Flat-stemmed wattle. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia concurrens Black Wattle, Curracabah. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia concurrens at the "A View from Yallaroo" website, NSW

Acacia craspedocarpa Arizona State University Polytechnic

Acacia crassicarpa (Thick-podded salwood) James Cook University

Acacia crassicarpa AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) Species Bank, Department of the Environment and Water Resources

A new endemic Acacia (Acacia derwentiana) The Australian Plants Society - Tasmania Inc.

Acacia disparrima Hickory Wattle. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia disparrima World Wide Wattle

Acacia falcata Sickle Wattle. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia falcata at the "A View from Yallaroo" website, NSW

Rosewood (Acacia fasciculifera) Flora of Lamington National Park, Qld

Acacia fimbriata Brisbane Wattle. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia fimbriata PlantNET, Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney

Dwarf Fringed Wattle (Acacia fimbriata 'Nana') Grow Me Instead, Australia

Acacia flavescens (Red wattle, Yellow wattle) James Cook University

Acacia flavescens AgroForestryTree Database

Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland

Brigalow Belt Garden Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens (Acacia harpophylla)

Acacia holosericea (Silver-leaf wattle) James Cook University

Acacia holosericea Ecocrop database, FAO

Acacia holosericea AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia hubbardiana Cooloola Coastcare

Acacia irrorata Green Wattle, Blueskin. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

The Red Wattle (Acacia leprosa "Scarlet Blaze") Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants

Acacia leptoloba (Irvinebank wattle) James Cook University

Acacia leptostachya (Townsville wattle) James Cook University

Sandhill wattle (Acacia ligulata) The Australian Arid Lands Botanic Garden, South Australia

Acacia mangium (Hickory wattle) James Cook University

Acacia mangium AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle, Late Black Wattle) Species Bank, Department of the Environment and Water Resources

In appreciation of the common black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) The Australian Plants Society - Tasmania Inc.

Acacia mearnsii AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia melanoxylon Species Bank, Department of the Environment and Water Resources

Acacia melanoxylon AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia pendula Arizona State University Polytechnic

Acacia penninervis Mountain Hickory. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Eprapah Wattle (Acacia perangusta) Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland, Bayside Branch

Acacia perangusta Eprapah Wattle. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia perangusta (Eprapah Wattle) PDF document about the inclusion of this plant in Acacia fimbriata and the effect this has on its status as a threatened species. Department of Environment and Heritage

Acacia podalyriifolia silver wattle, Mt Morgan wattle. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Acacia podalyriifoliaSilver Wattle/Pearl Acacia Online Manual of Subtropical Landscaping Plants, Palm Beach Community College, Florida

Tropical Topics Newsletter, No. 71 Dec 2001. (reference to Acacia purpureipetala) Environmental Protection Agency, Qld Govt (PDF)

Acacia quadrilateralis Cooloola Coastcare

Acacia salicina Arizona State University Polytechnic

The value of Acacia saligna as a source of fodder for ruminants Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation

Acacia saligna Arizona State University Polytechnic

Acacia saligna AgroForestryTree Database

Acacia simsii (Sim's wattle, Heathland wattle) James Cook University

Download: Coastal wattle (Acacia sophorae) factsheet download page Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland Govt.

Acacia stenophylla Species Bank, Department of the Environment and Water Resources

Acacia stenophylla A.Cunn. ex Benth. Water for a Healthy Country

Shoestring Acacia (Acacia stenophylla). Moody Demonstration Garden, Arizonia

Acacia stenophylla Arizona State University Polytechnic

Acacia suaveolens - Sweet Wattle Cooloola Coastcare

Acacia ulicifolia Prickly Moses, Juniper Wattle. Save Our Waterways Now, Brisbane

Vachellia

Vachellia bidwillii Corkwood wattle (formerly Acacia bidwillii). James Cook University

New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from Australia Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney (PDF)

More to come in future updates.

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