Scientific Name: Acacia complanata

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  • Pronunciation:
    ah-KAY-sha com-plan-AHT-ah
  • Common Name:
    Flat stemmed wattle
  • Derivation:
    Acacia: Gr. akakia - to sharpen (first species described had short, pointed leaves)|complanata: L. complanare - to make level or even (see phylodes)
  • Type:
    Shrub
  • Family:
    MIMOSACEAE
  • Status:
    Select Status
  • Flowers:
    Ball, Yellow, Summer Autumn - periodically throughout year.
  • Fruit:
    Pod
  • Flowers Color:
    Yellow
  • Fruit Color:
    Green
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest
  • Species List:
    Hedges, Craft, Bush food, NLTalks2010, Fraser Island, Noosa Council Preferred Species list., Janet,
Cultural Notes

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

Fibres from branches used for making rope, bags, traps.|Inner bark used for twine. Bush food: Seeds reputedly edible. (wattle seed products usually made from non-local Acacia Sericophylla, A. Victoria and A.Tetragonophylla also called Dead Finish tree.) 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.

Identification Notes

Fruit: flat with constriction between seeds. Stems - flat, Flowers - yellow balls

Landscaping Notes

Weeping shrub for sunny, well-drained situation.Useful for hedges and screening. Suitable for protected seaside planting. Benefits from pruning. Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm. Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare