MIMOSACEAE

0134 ACACIA TERMINALIS

Acacia terminalis (sunshine wattle) is a shrub or small tree to 6 m in height. It's an Australian native whose range extends through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Four subspecies have been recognised, although there are additional hybrids, especially around Sydney: • A. terminalis subsp. angustifolia • A. terminalis subsp. aurea • A. terminalis subsp. longiaxialis • A. terminalis subsp. terminalis: listed as an Endangered Species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It is rare and confined to the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, between Cronulla and Manly. It differs from the other forms of the species in being hairier, and having thicker peduncles and wider seed pods." IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth

0135 ACACIA TERMINALIS augustifolia

Acacia terminalis (sunshine wattle) is a shrub or small tree to 6 m in height. It's an Australian native whose range extends through New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. IMAGE BY: Hazel Hogarth