Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Acacia longifolia

 COMMON NAME(S): Acacia, Sydney golden wattle
SYNONYM(S):
FAMILY: FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE) - Pea family
ORIGIN: Australia
HABITAT: Dry soils, but enjoys good moisture level; used as soil binder, highway trees and landscaping
RANGE: California
TYPE: Evergreen tree or large shrub
HEIGHT: 30'
CHARACTERISTICS: Bark brown; no thorns on branches
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, slender, to 6" long
FLOWERS: Showy yellow powderpuffs in loose spikes
FLOWERING SEASON: Spring
FRUITS: Slender pod to 5' long, twisting and splitting at maturity

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen allergens
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS: Commonly used for highway and hedge plantings. This and most of the acacias are primarily insect pollinated, but some allergenicity has been reported.

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