Acacia verticillata

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Common Name:

Creeping Moses
Prickly Moses

Family:

Mimosaceae

Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Wimmera, Wannon, Grampians, Midlands, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Otway Range, Eastern Highlands, Gippsland Plain, Gippsland Highlands, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (?CDEJKNPSTW?XZ) also SA, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Heathland or woodland in sandy soils 1

Flower Description:

Bright yellow 2

Habit:

Shrub to 5 m 3

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):


Phyllodes are in whorls of 6 around the stem and needle-like 3
Flowers are in ovoid or cylindrical spikes 3

Images:

Image: David Meagher
Image: Gill Brown
Image: Gill Brown

Links to more images:

Atlas of Living Australia MELU

Links to description of this species:

Flora of Australia VicFlora

Conservation status:

Not threatened

References:

1 Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria
2 Meagher, D. and Kohout, M. (2001). “A field guide to Wilsons Promontory”. Oxford University Press, South Melbourne, Vic.
3 Ellis, M. (unpublished). “A Field Guide to South Gippsland Flora”.