How to identify Black Wattle
Identify Black Wattle by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Curved sickle-shaped phyllode (single blade, not divided).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm it sits within the Mimosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Black Wattle.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acacia aulacocarpa
- Genus
- Acacia
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Curved sickle-shaped phyllode (single blade, not divided)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Wattle itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded“The flowers are bright golden-yellow and borne in one or two cylindrical spikes 20–50 mm (0.79–1.97 in) long on a peduncle 4–8 mm (0.16–0.31 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Wattle itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Black Wattle
Black Wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) is a tree in the Mimosaceae family.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Black Wattle belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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