White Sally Wattle

Description:

Acacia floribunda, commonly known as "white sally wattle, gossamer wattle, catkin wattle, and weeping acacia", is a member of the family Fabaceae. Can grow as a small tree to a height of around 6-8 metres, but often grows as a bushy shrub instead. It's a very useful plant for wildlife - heavy flowering provides resources for a wide range of invertebrates, particularly bees; seed pods and seeds are eaten by parrots; sap flow is relished by sugar gliders. Foliage has some use as fodder for livestock such as goats. Very useful for controlling erosion, especially in gullies, and as a wind breaker and shade tree. This is a very hardy species that is well-adapted to extremes of weather, and is native to New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria. Unlike some wattle species, it is generally killed by fire in the wild, but has a long-lived soil seed bank.

Habitat:

Granite soils, extreme summer and winter temperatures, and high altitude at Boonoo Boonoo National Park, in the region of NSW near the township of Tenterfield. Specimen found beside a section of the river called Morgan's Gully. All pristine, native vegetation in this area.