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Sydney Golden Wattle
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Sydney Golden Wattle

Acacia longifolia
In the United States: Invasive · also called Golden Wattle, Coast Wattle
Listed as invasive. Check local regulations — several jurisdictions restrict planting.

Honeybees visit for pollen from the flowers and nectar from extrafloral nectaries. Mass flowering provides a concentrated forage source in late winter to early spring. Fast-growing evergreen shrub or small tree tolerant of poor soils and drought once established.

Nectarmedium
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) January–April
TypePerennial
Sunfull

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