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Acacia triptera
Also called Spur Winged Wattle, Spurwing Wattle
Spur wing wattle (Acacia triptera) is a small erect or spreading Australian shrub, up to about 2 m tall, grown for its bright yellow spring flowers and evergreen phyllodes. It is hardy and suited to dry, sandy or rocky sites with good drainage.
Acacia triptera, commonly known as spurwing wattle, is an erect or spreading shrub which is endemic to Australia.
The species occurs on sandhills or rocky outcrops in mallee, woodland or heath in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
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 triptera 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.
