Acacia leiocalyx
“Black Wattle”
TREE TO 6 METRES TALLSmall, very fast growing hardy shade tree with pale yellow flowers in Winter. Good for difficult sites. Attracts bees. Host to Imperial Streak Butterfly which is tended by Kropotkin Ants. Aborigines used the wood for making boomerangs.
| Suitability |
|---|
| Small Trees up to 10m |
| Mimosaceae |
| Full Sun |
| Adaptable, Well-drained |
| Dry Sclerophyll Forest |
| Features |
|---|
| Bee Attracting, Butterfly Plants, Clay Tolerant Species, Drought Tolerant Species, Glider Food Plants, Perfumed Flowering Plants, Sandstone or Shale Area Plants |
| Localities |
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| Beaudesert Shire, Enoggera Catchment, Logan City, North Stradbroke Island, Pine Rivers, South Stradbroke Island, Sunshine Coast district, Upper Brisbane Valley - Dry Sclerophyll Forest, Upper Brisbane Valley - Water courses |
