About Acacia longissima H.L.Wendl.
Acacia longissima H.L.Wendl. is a species of wattle that grows as a slender shrub or small, spreading tree, reaching a height of approximately 5 metres (16 feet). Its stipules are dry, membranous, and typically less than 0.5 millimetres (0.020 inches) long. Like most Acacia species, it has phyllodes instead of true leaves. These thin, dark green phyllodes are linear in shape and usually straight, measuring 6 to 18 centimetres (2.4 to 7.1 inches) in length and 1 to 10 millimetres (0.039 to 0.394 inches) in width. The phyllodes have three to seven main veins, with the midvein being the most prominent. This species blooms between January and May, and produces fruit around November. This wattle is generally found near the coast, ranging from as far north as Nambour and Nerang in south-eastern Queensland, south along the coastal areas of New South Wales to around Batemans Bay. It commonly grows at rainforest borders, or within wet or dry sclerophyll forest communities, most often in gullies, in soils ranging from sandy to clay.
