Daintree wattle
Acacia cincinnata, Fam. Fabaceae
Large shrub, up to 6m high, with golden yellow new growth.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Shrub |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Leaf: | Blue green, sickle shaped phyllodes, 10-15 x 1.5-2.5cm. Three prominent longitudinal veins radiating from the lower margin at the base. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow |
| Flower description: | Yellow spikes, 1-3cm long, borne singly or in pairs in the leaf axils. May to July. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Blue, Grey |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Blue grey, tightly coiled pods, 2-4 x 0.4-0.6cm. |
| Habitat: | Rainforest. |
| Distribution | Queensland. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia. |
| Notes: | Needs an open position and good drainage. Propagate from treated seed. Wood is dark brown, hard and resistant to attack by insects and marine worms. |
| Information sources: | Townsend K. & the Society for Growing Australian Plant Townsville Branch Inc. (1994) Across the Top: Gardening with Australian Plants in the tropics. |
