Flowers and 'leaves'. photographer Don Wood. Planted at Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Pods and 'leaves'. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, Australian National Botanic Gardens, ACT

Shrub. photographer Don Wood. Planted at Scotia Sanctuary, NSW

Shrub. Australian Plant Image Index, photographer Murray Fagg, near Forster, NSW

Common Name

Flinders Range Wattle; Port Lincoln Wattle; Willow-leaved Wattle; Winter Wattle

Family

Fabaceae

Notes

Shrub 2-4m tall.  ‘Leaves’ alternating up the stems, 5-14cm long, 3.5-8mm wide, flat, hairless, edges smooth, with a straight or curved point.  Flower heads yellow, spherical, in 8-16 headed racemes, the stalks arisng from the bases of the 'leaves'.  Rare SA.

PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~iteaphylla

World Wide Wattle line drawings and photos:  http://www.worldwidewattle.com/imagegallery/image.php?p=0&l=i&id=18217&o=1