Acacia colei var. colei "Cole's Wattle" - Plant Profiles

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Acacia colei var. colei

Scientific Name	Acacia colei var. colei
Categories	Nitrogen FixerShrubTree
Common Name(s)	Cole's Wattle
Family	Fabaceae, Subfamily Mimosoideae

Description

"Spreading shrub 2–4 m high, occasionally tree to 9 m high." (WorldWideWattle ver. 2)

Notes

Acacia colei var. colei is seperated from var. ileocarpa by its curved, not coiled, pods. This feature helps distinguish the taxon from Acacia holosericea, the phyllodes of which may superficially resemble those of A. colei var. colei.

Seed collection for Acacia colei is very simple and the yields are relatively high.

Historical Notes

Distribution

"Widespread in northern Australia between latitudes 16o and 22° S where it extends from the Pilbara and southern Kimberley region, W.A., E across the Great Sandy and Tanami Deserts, N.T., to the Gulf country and Simpson Desert in western Qld." (WorldWideWattle ver. 2)

The Australian Herbarium also holds data for documented occurences of Acacia colei var. colei in various localities inland from Mackay, near Clermont and east of Hughenden.