Acacia hubbardiana Pedley

Common Name and Growth Form

Acacia hubbardiana, commonly known as yellow prickly Moses, is a spreading shrub.

Phyllode Characteristics

It has sharply pointed, hairless phyllodes that are 5–10 mm long and 3–8 mm wide. One edge of each phyllode is roughly straight, while the opposite edge is convex and partially positioned close to the branchlet.

Flower Head Arrangement

Flowers are produced in spherical heads that grow from leaf axils near the ends of branchlets, on stalks called peduncles that are 5–12 mm long.

Flower Head Details

These flower heads sometimes form in racemes up to 30 mm long, and each individual flower head holds between 15 and 20 creamy yellow flowers.

Seed Pod Characteristics

The seed pods of this species are thinly leathery, shaped oblong to narrowly oblong. They grow up to 50 mm long and 10–15 mm wide, and are raised over the seeds inside.

Seed Size

The seeds themselves are roughly 4.5 mm long.

Distribution Range

This plant is distributed along the coast of southeastern Queensland, Australia, ranging from near Bundaberg in the north to Brisbane in the south.

Habitat and Substrate

It grows on coastal plains, swamps, and lowlands, occurring in open woodland or heath in poorly drained sandy soils.