Acacia decurrens

Black wattle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. decurrens
Binomial name
Acacia decurrens
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms
  • Acacia angulata Desv.
  • Acacia decurrens Willd. var. angulata (Desv.)Benth.
  • Acacia molissima Willd. var. angulata (Desv.)Walp.
  • Mimosa angulata (Desv.) Poir.
  • Mimosa decurrens Donn
  • Mimosa decurrens Wendl.
  • Racosperma decurrens (Willd.) Pedley

Acacia decurrens, commonly known as black wattle or early green wattle, is a perennial tree or shrub native to eastern New South Wales, including Sydney, the Greater Blue Mountains Area, the Hunter Region, and southwest to the Australian Capital Territory. It grows to a height of 2–15 m (7–50 ft) and it flowers from July to September.

Cultivated throughout Australia and in many other countries, Acacia decurrens has naturalised in most Australian states and in Africa, the Americas, Europe, New Zealand and the Pacific, the Indian Ocean area, and Japan.