This here’s the wattle, the emblem of our land.
You can stick it in a bottle.
You can hold it in your hand.
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
981 members of the species.
971 species are native to Australia.
There are plants in Africa commonly called acacias. Botanists have put these plants into a different genus.
Wattle comes from old Teutonic meaning to weave. Branches were used in making of houses.
Wattles are fire resistant and tolerate dry spells. They have spread over whole continent. Occur in alpine areas, rainforests, sclerophyll forest, coastal dunes and deserts.
Aboriginal peoples traditionally have ground the seeds into flour. Seeds are full of protein.
The bark of some wattles has been used in tanning. There were industries involved in exporting the wattle bark to Europe.
There are many different types of wattle on the Domain.
I cannot identify and name all the separate acacias you will encounter on The Domain. If you encounter an acacia it will probably be one of the ones listed below.
Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle
Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle
Acacia gunnii Ploughshare Wattle
Acacia leprosa Varnish Wattle
Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
Acacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle
Acacia verticillate Prickly Moses
Acacia stricta Hop wattle
You can stick it in a bottle.
You can hold it in your hand.
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
981 members of the species.
971 species are native to Australia.
There are plants in Africa commonly called acacias. Botanists have put these plants into a different genus.
Wattle comes from old Teutonic meaning to weave. Branches were used in making of houses.
Wattles are fire resistant and tolerate dry spells. They have spread over whole continent. Occur in alpine areas, rainforests, sclerophyll forest, coastal dunes and deserts.
Aboriginal peoples traditionally have ground the seeds into flour. Seeds are full of protein.
The bark of some wattles has been used in tanning. There were industries involved in exporting the wattle bark to Europe.
There are many different types of wattle on the Domain.
I cannot identify and name all the separate acacias you will encounter on The Domain. If you encounter an acacia it will probably be one of the ones listed below.
Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle
Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle
Acacia gunnii Ploughshare Wattle
Acacia leprosa Varnish Wattle
Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
Acacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle
Acacia verticillate Prickly Moses
Acacia stricta Hop wattle