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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.

Cutting Notes

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