Encyclopedia · Fabaceae · Acacia floribunda
Australian nativeTreeCouncil listedLocally indigenous
Acacia floribunda
White Sally Wattle
Acacia · Fabaceae
Acacia floribunda, commonly known as white sally wattle, gossamer wattle, river wattle or white-sallow wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a spreading shrub or tree with often pendulous branches covered with soft hairs, linear to narrowly lance-shaped phyllodes, spikes of pale yellow to more or less white flowers and straight to strongly curved, firmly papery pods.
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Classification
Genus
Acacia
Family
Fabaceae
Common name
White Sally Wattle
Climate
temperate, subtropical
Acacia floribunda belongs to the Acacia genus within the Fabaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience. It is an Australian native we grow and specify regularly.
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Cultivation
Care sheet.
Water
Low once established
Light
Full sun to part shade
Soil
Free-draining, low phosphorus
Growth rate
Moderate to fast
Mature size
Varies by species
Landscape use
Maintain current usage
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Companions
Species we plant alongside White Sally Wattle.
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Further reading
- 01Acacia floribunda taxon photograph — Atlas of Living Australia image service
- 02Tree species list - urban suitability and selection attributes — City of Sydney
