Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana)

Potential Distribution | Present Distribution

Scientific name: Acacia baileyana F. Muell.
Photo: Cootamundra Wattle
Cootamundra Wattle

Common Name:
Cootamundra wattle

Status:
Not declared noxious in Victoria.

Habitat:
Cootamundra wattle is a widely cultivated species that invades drier areas where annual rainfall exceeds 400 mm and is found on a range of soil types, although not permanently sodden or waterlogged soils (Muyt 2001). Cootamundra wattle invades heathland and heathy woodland, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, and riparian vegetation (Carr et al 1992). It is also a weed of pine plantations (Blood 2001).

Photo: Cootamundra Wattle Flowers
Cootamundra Flowers

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Scientific name:	Acacia baileyana F. Muell.	Cootamundra Wattle
Common Name:	Cootamundra wattle
Status:	Not declared noxious in Victoria.
Habitat:	Cootamundra wattle is a widely cultivated species that invades drier areas where annual rainfall exceeds 400 mm and is found on a range of soil types, although not permanently sodden or waterlogged soils (Muyt 2001). Cootamundra wattle invades heathland and heathy woodland, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, and riparian vegetation (Carr et al 1992). It is also a weed of pine plantations (Blood 2001).