Acacia retinodes

Acacia retinodes is an evergreen shrub that is native to South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Short racemes of yellow flowers are produced periodically throughout the year.[3][4] Some common names are Retinodes water wattle, swamp wattle, wirilda, ever-blooming wattle and silver wattle.[2] It grows to a height of 6-10m.[5]

Acacia retinodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. retinodes
Binomial name
Acacia retinodes
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[2]
  • Acacia floribunda sensu auct.
  • Acacia fragrans Pottier
  • Acacia longissima Chopinet
  • Acacia provincialis A. Camus
  • Acacia retinodes Schltdl. var. floribunda H.Vilm.
  • Acacia retinoide Schltr.
  • Acacia retinoides Schltr.
  • Acacia rhetinoides Schltr.
  • Acacia rostellifera sensu auct.
  • Acacia semperflorens A. Berger

Uses

It is used for environmental management and for ornamental purposes.[2] It produces good quantities of gum and its bark is good for tanning.[4]

It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6][7] In temperate regions it requires a frost-free sheltered spot with full sun.[8]

Varieties
  • A. retinodes var. retinodes
  • A. retinodes var. uncifolia

References
  1. "Acacia retinodes". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ILDIS LegumeWeb
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. Internet Archive Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or Naturalization By Ferdinand von Mueller
  5. Arthur Lee Jacobson Plant of the Month
  6. "Acacia retinodes". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 1. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  8. "Acacia retinodes - Wirilda". Adelaide Botanic Garden. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  • habit
  • flowers and seed pod


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