Shrubs

Acacia verticillata
   Prickly Moses
Descriptor
Wiry spreading to prostrate shrub. Narrow to lance-shaped, flat dark green leaves 12-25mm x 0.5-3mm wide, in regular rings of 6. Light yellow flower heads in 1-3 axillary cylindrical spikes more than 1cm long. Narrow compressed pods are barely constricted between seeds 2-8cm x 3-5mm
Cultural knowledge
Fibre used as fishing line​
Ecological role
Bird attractant: food and habitat
Height
2-5m
Width
3-5m
Sun 
Shade
Soil type
Moist sandy or clay soils
Flowering time
June- December

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