About Acacia howittii F.Muell.
Acacia howittii F.Muell. is a shrub or tree with an erect or spreading growth habit, growing up to 9 m (30 ft) high. It has pendulous, slender branchlets with pubescent ribs. Like most Acacia species, it has phyllodes rather than true leaves. The thin, dark green phyllodes are up to 2 cm (0.79 in) long and 4 to 8 mm (0.16 to 0.31 in) wide, with a narrowly elliptic to lanceolate shape and two to three distinct nerves per face. The globular pale-yellow flowerheads appear in leaf axils in October in Australia. Simple inflorescences occur singly or in pairs in the axils, with spherical flower-heads containing 12 to 20 pale to lemon yellow flowers. After flowering, straight seed pods form that grow up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long. These firmly chartaceous to thinly coriaceous brown seed pods have a narrowly oblong to linear shape 4 to 5 mm (0.16 to 0.20 in) wide, are mostly glabrous, and have hairy margins. The seeds inside are arranged longitudinally. The shiny dark brown oblong seeds are 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in) long, with a terminal aril. This species is native to eastern Victoria, Australia, ranging from the upper reaches of the Macalister River near Mount Howitt in the north, south to around Yarram, and east to around Tabberabbera, where it usually grows in moist forest environments. Although it is considered a rare species, it is commonly cultivated and has become naturalised in areas outside its original range.
