Detail
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Acacia ligulata
Umbrella Wattle
Notes

Uses: Smaller Acacia with rounded bushy form. Good tree for arid areas. Useful as a fast growing screen or to stabilize soil. The shallow roots of this plant can inhibit growth to plants around it. Indigenous people used the seeds to make flour and the roots are habitat for witchetty grubs.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:LE: Lake Eyre   
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-open Open
  • Height 2-4m
  • Spread 6-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Fabaceae
  • Botanical Name Acacia ligulata
  • Common Name Umbrella Wattle
  • Origin SA,WA,Qld,NT,Victoria
  • Habit Rounded
  • Landscape Coast, Hills, Plains, 2nd line coast, Desert dunes
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity, Coast
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Yellow
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Globular
  • Purpose Shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Seasonal Colour Spring
  • Trunk Smooth
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region