Scientific Name: Acacia leiocalyx

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  • Pronunciation:
    ah KAY sha lee oh CAY lix
  • Common Name:
    Lamb's Tail Wattle Black Wattle
  • Derivation:
    Acacia: Gr. akakia - to sharpen (first species described had short, pointed leaves)
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    MIMOSACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow Winter Spring rod
  • Fruit:
    Pod
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest Seacoast
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, SBHS, Bush food, Craft, Emu Mt., Cooroibah Airstrip, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Peregian Boardwalk, Pomona School Oval, Mooloolaba TAFE, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP service road, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Fraser Island, Noosa Council Preferred Species list., Janet, Cranks Creek, Batianoff 87, Leslie Drive Roundabout, TAFE, Emu Swamp, Lake Cooroibah West, Arthur Harrold NR, Marcus Dunes, Upper Yandina Creek, Heritage Park, Regional Ecosystem 12.2.14.
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Seeds and gum eaten

Acacia species - Many wattle species have gum that exudes from their stems and trunks. The pale gums can be sucked like candy or soaked in water as jelly.

Source of fibre.

Identification Notes

**LOOK FOR** End branches red angled winged. ||Flowers in rods. |Fruit loosely and irregularly coiled. |Leaf (phyllode): veins anastomosing||

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list. ||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery||Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery, Woombye|Successfully propagated by Noosa & District Landcare.||