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Scientific Name
Acacia riceana
Family Name
MIMOSACEAE
Common Name
Rice's Wattle
Status
Height
3.0m -10.0m (300-1000cm)
Flowers
Yellow, in a loose spike.
Fruit
Seed pods
Form
Tall shrub or small tree with slender pendulous branches.
Municipalities
Break O'Day; Brighton; Central Highlands; Derwent Valley; Dorset; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Hobart; Huon Valley; Kingborough; Latrobe; Launceston; Sorell; Southern Midlands; Tasman
Communities
Riparian; Wet Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Locally abundant in damp, shady places,. Frequent in South and South East of state. Usually on dolerite soils.
Site Tolerance
Dry; Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Hardy
Soil Tolerance
Clay; Fertile; Loam; Poor; Sandy; Well-drained
General Notes
Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Can do well in very dry shade. Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
Flowering Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Collecting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Sowing Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Cutting Months
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Seed Information
Seed Collection
Pods narrow, curved, 4-6cm long, constricted between the seeds. store pods in paper bags until seed is released. seed is black and hard when mature
Seed Treatment Method
Hot water
Seed Storage Life
Long
Viable Seeds Per Gram
100-120
Seed Treatment Notes
Germination Time
10-30 days
Suitable for Direct Seeding
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Most Acacias are readily propagated by seed. Cuttings are possible with "phyllode bearing" Acacias, more so than with "feathery leaved" species.
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