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Acacia elongata
Acacia elongata, also known as swamp wattle or slender wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to New South Wales. It is a shrub with linear, thinly leathery phyllodes, spherical heads of light golden yellow flowers and linear, thinly leathery pods.
Although it is not a widely cultivated species, smaller forms are sometime found in gardens. They grow quickly and flower within one or two years from seed. It is able to grow in a range of soils so long as they are reasonably moist and will manage in either full sun or dappled shade. It can be propagated by seed but requires pretreatment scarification or by soaking in boiling water. The shrub is suitable for poorly drained areas, will tolerate light frosts and salt spray.
Swamp wattle occurs in north-eastern New South Wales from near Kingscliff, south to near Eden and inland to Wagga Wagga in the west. It grows along watercourses and swamps in sandy soil in woodland and heath. The species has become naturalized in a few places in the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia elongata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
