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Acacia pinguifolia
Also called Fat Leaved Wattle
Acacia pinguifolia is a shrub native to South Australia, where it is listed as endangered in the wild. It grows in open scrub or woodland on sandy or hard alkaline soils, so use a free-draining, sandy, lean mix and avoid overwatering.
Acacia pinguifolia, commonly known as the fat-leaved wattle or fat-leaf wattle, is endemic to South Australia, and is listed as an endangered species. It is in the Plurinerves section of the Acacias.
It is found on the southern Eyre Peninsula and has a disjunct population near Finniss in the south Lofty region. It mainly grows in sandy or hard alkaline soils, in open scrub or woodland.
Acacia abbatiana · Acacia abbreviata · Acacia abrupta · Acacia acanthaster · Harrow Wattle · Acacia acellerata · Gold-dust acacia · Acacia aciphylla · Acacia acoma · Acacia acradenia · Strap Leaved Wattle · Acacia acuaria
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia pinguifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
