| Common Name: | Silver Wattle |
| Synonym: | |
| Family: | Mimosaceae |
| Size: | 6-30m x 5-10m |
| Description: | Fast growing open tree with waxy new growth. |
| Leaves: | Ferny blue-green leaves to 13cm long. Glands at the junction of all pairs of leaf segments on central leaf stalk; leaflets >2mm long, pointed. Smooth ridges on silvery branchlets. |
| Flowering: | Covered in branched bunches of ball-shaped flowerheads. Purplish-brown pods 6-10cm x 7-10mm. |
| Flower Colour: | Lemon to bright yellow |
| Flowering Time: | July to October |
| Growing Conditions: | Deep moist soil in mountain forests and beside watercourses. Tolerates snow and frost. Full sun, semi or dappled shade. |
| Garden Use: | Fast growing screen in moist areas. Erosion control. Can suffer borer attack. Tends to be smaller in drier conditions. |
| Related Species: | |
| Plant Communities: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 43 |
| Conservation Status: | Widespread within the Shire |
| Aboriginal Use: | Food - seeds & gum; glue, waterproofing & ointment - gum; timber - axe handles |
| Commercially available: | Australian plant & indigenous nurseries |
| Bird Attracting: | Seeds, insects |
| Butterfly Attracting: | Food plant for caterpillars |
| Frog Habitat: | No |
| Photographer: | 1, 2, 5 Marilyn Gray ©; 3, 4 Peter Kinchington © |