Family: Mimosaceae
Common names
- Fringed wattle
- Brisbane wattle
Distribution
Occurs in eastern Australia mainly in coastal and adjacent tableland areas from near Nerriga, New South Wales, N to near Yeppoon, Carnarvon National Park and Ravenshoe, Queensland (1). In the local area occurs mostly along the eastern edge of the [Condamine] catchment and in the Karara and Leyburn areas (2).
Description
Classic SE Qld wattle with attractive feathery foliage & yellow pom-pom blossoms. Host plant to Tailed Emperor butterfly. Seed provides food for birds. Fast growing but short-lived (3).
Large shrub to 6 m, with bark becoming rough with age. Flowers winter-spring with yellow balls to 5 mm in racemes to 7.5 cm long. Seeds are black in flat pods to 10 cm x 9 mm (2).
More information
Attributions
- Flora of Australia
- Lisa Churchward, Patricia Gardner, Steve Plant, & Greg Spearritt, 2024. Wattles of Toowoomba and the Condamine Catchment. Condamine Country Plant Group, Toowoomba.
- Paten Park Native Nursery
- Photo: Greg Spearritt
- “Acacia fimbriata Seed Pods” flickr photo by expom2uk https://flickr.com/photos/57768042@N00/3963967665 shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license