Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae

Botanical Name: Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae

Common Name: Coast Wattle

Type: Shrub to small tree 1 – 8m x 4 – 8m, dense or sprawling

Features:

• Fast-growing
• Sulfur-yellow flower spikes July to October
• Bird attracting
• Soil binder for erosion control
• Useful screen or wind break
• Salt tolerant coloniser
• Fire retardant

Requirements:

• Full sun
• Well-drained moist to dry sandy soils

Aboriginal Use:

• The green seeds were cooked in their pods and eaten