About Acacia granitica Maiden
Acacia granitica Maiden is an erect to spreading, sometimes low-lying, multistemmed, flat-topped shrub. It typically reaches a maximum height of 3 m (9.8 ft), and has corrugated bark at its base. Its branches are hairless, dark purplish brown, and often resinous. The phyllodes of this plant are linear, ranging from straight to slightly curved. They are 100–250 mm (3.9–9.8 in) long, 1–3 mm (0.039–0.118 in) wide, and leathery, with up to three inconspicuous main veins. The flowers are golden yellow, and are borne as two oval or short-cylindrical spikes 3–10 mm (0.12–0.39 in) long in leaf axils, on a stalk (peduncle) 0.5–3.5 mm (0.020–0.138 in) long. Flowering occurs from late July to mid November. After flowering, it produces seed pods that are straight to slightly curved, often curving and twisting after opening; the pods are 25–80 mm (0.98–3.15 in) long, 2–3 mm (0.079–0.118 in) wide, and thinly leathery to firmly papery, with slight constriction between the seeds and a raised surface over each seed. This species grows mainly in north-eastern New South Wales, near Bendemeer, Torrington and Guyra, where it occurs on granite outcrops in shallow sandy soil. It also grows on sandstone in eucalypt forests, and can sometimes be found in heath or near creeks, ranging from north of Grafton, New South Wales to Crows Nest, Queensland. It can tolerate poor drainage, frost, and snow.
