About Acacia aculeatissima J.F.Macbr.
Scientific name: Acacia aculeatissima J.F.Macbr.
Description: Acacia aculeatissima is an open, prostrate shrub. It typically grows to a maximum height of 50 cm (20 in), and rarely reaches 1 m (3 ft 3 in). It has finely ribbed, hairy branchlets. Its phyllodes are needle-shaped, curved backwards, 5–12 mm (0.20–0.47 in) long, 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) wide, and sharply pointed. Up to 3 usually spherical flower heads are borne in the axils of phyllodes on a 5–13 mm (0.20–0.51 in) long peduncle; each flower head holds 15 to 25 pale yellow to yellow flowers. Flowering occurs between August and November. The seed pod is straight or slightly curved, papery, 30–60 mm (1.2–2.4 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) wide, and contains oblong seeds 3.5–4.0 mm (0.14–0.16 in) long.
Distribution and habitat: This wattle species grows most often in rocky areas within woodland, forest and heath, in soils formed from sedimentary rocks. It occurs south from Mount Imlay in New South Wales, and in southern Victoria, where it is more common.
