Hard-leaf Wattle
Dried Pods & Seeds
Murray Mallee Region
Spiny Wattle
Bud & Phyllode Tip
 
                 
Spiny Wattle (Acacia spinescens)Class: Plants (Plantae) - Land Plants (Charophyta) - Land Plants (Equisetopsida)
Order: Legumes (Fabales)
Family: Legume (Fabaceae or Leguminosae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Spiny Wattle (Acacia spinescens)
This Photo:     🔍Size & Habit🔎

Thank you Alan Dandie (Alan_Dandie) for confirming the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere
Most unusual flower bud for an Acacia

Copyright © 2024-2025 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 08-Jul-2024
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)