Acacia longifolia

Common name: Sydney Golden Wattle

Meaning of name:

Acacia is from the Greek word acis, meaning a pointed instrument. Longifolia comes from the Latin words longus, meaning long, and folium, meaning leaf.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A shrub or small tree to 10 metres tall. The cylindrical yellow flowers are produced from July to September.

Notes:

This species is originally from eastern Australia.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Western Weeds. A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 2007.

Perth Plants. A Field guide to the bushland and coastal flora of Kings Park and Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia. Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay. 2005.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51286955

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17861