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Scientific Name

Acacia retinodes

Family Name

MIMOSACEAE

Common Name

Wirilda

Status

Rare

Height

5.0m (500cm)

Flowers

In small spherical heads forming spikes or clusters in axils, in racemes.

Fruit

Seed pods

Form

Shrub or small tree

Municipalities

Communities

Coastal Vegetation; Dry Eucalypt Forest and Woodland; Heath

Habitat Notes

Local on Flinders Island in Marshall Bay area mainly. Grows on limestone based soils.

Site Tolerance

Dry; Moist; Rocky; Windy

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Soil Tolerance

Poor; Sandy; Well-drained

General Notes

Resistant to Phytophthora cinnamomi. Susceptible to browsing by hares and rabbits. Sometimes known to sucker on flinders Island. 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 usually straight and flat 6-20cm long.store in paper bags in a warm spot until pods open to release seed. seed brown or black and very hard when ripe

Seed Treatment Method

Hot water

Seed Storage Life

Long

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Most species are suitable for direct seeding. Smoketreatment also mightimprove results.

Germination Time

2-5 weeks

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Yes

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Cutting Notes

Most Acacias are readily propagated by seed. Cuttings are possible with "phyllode bearing" Acacias, more so than with "feathery leaved" species.