Harrow Wattle

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Updated 16/04/2019

Flowering Month: August

Scientific Name: Acacia acanthoclada

The Harrow Wattle is a dense shrub with prickly foliage and greyish bark that grows to about two metres tall. The leaves or phyllodes are narrow wedge-shaped like an inverted triangle to about 5 mm long. It produces clusters of ball shaped bright yellow flowers in spring from August to October. The seed pods are brown and about 5 cm in length by 5 mm wide.