- Reference
- Trans.Roy.Soc.Victoria 24:168 (1888)
- Conservation Code
- Not threatened
- Naturalised Status
- Alien to Western Australia
- Name Status
- Current
Tree or shrub, 3-10 m high, leaves silvery, bipinnate; heads 10-25-flowered, in racemes; pods oblong, 8-12(-15) mm wide. Fl. yellow, Jun to Sep. Loam over granite. Woodland.
Distribution
- IBRA Regions
- Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
- IBRA Subregions
- Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
- IMCRA Regions
- Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
- Local Government Areas (LGAs)
- Augusta Margaret River, Busselton, Dardanup, Esperance, Kalamunda, Manjimup, Mundaring, Narrogin, Northam.
Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)
General Biology. Growth form. Shrub/Small tree. Reproduction. Seed. Dispersal. Water, bird, ants, slashing, soil movement, garden refuse. Time to first flowering. 2+ years. Vegetative regeneration strategy. Occasionally resprouts. Does not produce root suckers. Seedbank persistence. Long, 10+ years. Fire response. Fire stimulates mass germination of seed and generally kills adult plants.
Notes. Soil disturbance triggers germination.
Additional information. Origin. New South Wales (Cootamundra). History of use/introduction. Garden escape.
Suggested method of management and control. Hand pull seedlings. Fell mature plants. Young plants may occasionally resprout. Apply 250 ml Access® in 15 L of diesel to basal 50 cm of trunk (basal bark), or cut and paint or drill and fill with 50% glyphosate. Older plants can be ringbarked. Monitor site for recruitment from seedbank. Read the manufacturers' labels and material safety data sheets before using herbicides. For further information consult the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status of permits for your situation or state.
Management Calendar
| Calendar Type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowering | O | O | Y | Y | Y | Y | O | ||||||
| Fruiting | O | O | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Optimum Treatment | O | O | O | O | O | Y | Y | Y | O | O | O | O |
Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.
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