Acacia gunnii

Botanical Name: Acacia gunnii
Common Name: Ploughshare wattle
Family: Mimosaceae
Size: 20-90cm H x 100-200cm W
Leaves: Leathery phyllodes with sharp points, shape like a ploughshare.
Flowers: Small axillary yellow balls on a fine stalk.
Flowering Time: Late winter/spring

Fruit: narrow leathery pod with thickened margins, constricted between the seeds.
Habitat/distribution: Small localised populations in dry heathland in the eastern half of Tasmania. Also SA, Vic, NSW, Q.
Where to See: Knocklofty and Peter Murrell Reserves, Cascade Walking Track.
Other notes: Useful small plants for well drained light to heavy soils in part shade.