Acacia derwentiana


Botanical Name: Acacia derwentiana
Common Name: Derwent wattle
Family: Mimosaceae
Size: 1-3m H x to 3m W
Flowering Time: Late spring/early summer
Habitat/distribution: The banks of the Derwent River and its lower tributaries, the banks of the Carlton and Prosser Rivers in south east Tasmania
Where to See: On the bank of the Derwent River beside the Glenora Road, 2km south from Plenty, downstream of the old railway bridge at the cascades; at the confluence of the Derwent and Broad Rivers via Dawson Road, Ouse; on the bank of the Tyenna River, beside the Gordon River Road, west of the Lake Fenton pipeline, Westerway; along the Carlton River at and upstream from the bridge on the Kellevie Road, Kellevie.