Forest's Wattle  |  

Acacia forrestiana, Family Mimosaceae, also known as Forest’s Wattle or Forrest’s Wattle, is a stiff, spiky, erect shrub and grows from 0.4–1 m high. The leaf-like phyllodes are triangular in shape, 10- 20 mm long, 5-10 mm wide, and are sharply pointed. The species produces yellow globular flower-heads (Maslin, 2001), which are borne from October to December. Plants are killed by fire and regeneration occurs from seed. The species is closely allied to Acacia huegelii, which has a more southerly distribution and a different phyllode shape.