Acacia verticillata ssp. verticillata
| Common Name: | Prickly Moses |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Mimosaceae |
| Size: | 2-5m x 3-5m |
| Description: | Variable spreading or erect shrub or small tree. |
| Leaves: | Narrow to narrow lance-shaped, flat dark green leaves 12-25mm x 0.5-3mm wide, in regular whorls (rings) of 6, narrowing gradually to a sharp point. Single-veined on each side. |
| Flowering: | Flowerheads in 1-3 axillary cylindrical spikes more than 1cm long. Narrow compressed pods are barely constricted between seeds, 2-8cm x 3-5mm. |
| Flower Colour: | Light yellow |
| Flowering Time: | June to December |
| Growing Conditions: | Moist sandy or clay soils of foothill forests, withstanding periods of waterlogging. Shade. |
| Garden Use: | Excellent bird habitat in moist or wet areas. Suits winter wet, summer dry sites. Prune for bushiness. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 6, 8, 11, 12, 30, 33, 34 |
| Conservation Status: | Locally common within its preferred growing conditions |
| Aboriginal Use: | Fibre - fishing line |
| Commercially available: | Indigenous nursery |
| Bird Attracting: | General - food and habitat |
| Butterfly Attracting: | No |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | Marilyn Gray © |
