| Common Name: | Hop Wattle |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Mimosaceae |
| Size: | 2-5m x 2-4m |
| Description: | Open erect shrub, prominent yellowish resinous ribs on smaller branchlets. Often suckers. |
| Leaves: | Narrow dull grey-green foliage, prominent midrib with many crowded lateral veins, 3.5-14cm x 3-10mm. |
| Flowering: | 2-4 individual ball-shaped flowerheads per axil on slightly sticky stalks. Narrow thin pale brown pods 4-7cm x 2-4mm. |
| Flower Colour: | Pale yellow |
| Flowering Time: | May to October |
| Growing Conditions: | Sandy or light clay soils in open forests, often in moist positions. Full sun to full shade. |
| Garden Use: | Very adaptable for garden sites. Grow under eucalypts, drought hardy, windbreak. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 38 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | Seeds, insects |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1 Peter Kinchington ©; 2,3 Marilyn Gray © |