Type of Plant
Tree
Size
6m to 20m
Flower Structure
Ball flowerheads
Flower Colour
Yellow
Flowers When?
Spring
Leaves
The evergreen phyllodes have a narrowly elliptic to lanceolate shape.
Light Levels
Full Sun, Light Shade
Soil Types
Loam, Sandy, Light forest soil, Sandy loam
Soil Moisture
Well Drained
Garden Use
Garden Filler
Care
Low maintanance
Special Features
fast growing, bird nesting
Attracts
Bees, Seed Eating Birds, Butterflies
Family
Mimosaceae
Cultivars, Hybrids, Varieties
History, meaning of the name
Distribution
The tree is found through much of eastern Queensland mostly along areas near the coast extending from around Cape York in the north down to Brisbane in the south where it is part of Eucalypt forest and woodland.