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Acacia saligna (Port Jackson Willow; Golden Wreath Wattle; orange wattle; Western Australian Golden Watt; Blue-leafed Wattle)

Synonyms: Acacia bracteata; Acacia cyanophylla; Acacia lindleyi; Mimosa saligna; Racosperma salignum

Wikipedia Abstract

Acacia saligna, commonly known by various names including coojong, golden wreath wattle, orange wattle, blue-leafed wattle, Western Australian golden wattle, and, in Africa, Port Jackson willow, is a small tree in the family Fabaceae. Native to Australia, it is widely distributed throughout the south west corner of Western Australia, extending north as far as the Murchison River, and east to Israelite Bay.
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Invasive Species

Due it its many uses Acacia saligna, or the Port Jackson willow, has been globally distributed with up to 300 000 ha planted worldwide and was identified as one of three priority multipurpose species for arid and semi-arid zones by FAO’s Silvae Mediterranea Network in 1996. Native to Western Australia and suited to a wide range of enviromental conditions, it is a fast growing tree utilised for soil stabilisation, animal fodder, tannin production, windbreaks, ornamental use and as a source of fuel wood. In areas where it has become invasive A. saligna can have a wide range of negative effects on native biodiversity and ecosystems and is difficult to control due to its coppicing ability and the creation of large soil seed-banks.
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Attributes

Height [2]  19 feet (6 m)
Width [2]  19 feet (6 m)
Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  High
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Low
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers; A green dye is obtained from the seed pods; On a 10% moisture basis, the bark contains 21.5% tannin; A fast growing plant, it is used for reclaiming eroded hillsides and wastelands and for stabilizing drift sands as well as for fuel. This is one of the best woody species for binding moving sand. It is useful for windbreaks, amenity plantings, beautification projects, and roadside stabilization in semiarid regions; Plants are heavily armed with thorns and make a good screen or hedge in warm temperate areas;
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Fitzgerald River National Park II 732417 Western Australia, Australia

Predators

Apodastococcus onar[4]
Aspidiotus nerii (ivy scale)[5]
Charaxes sempronius <Unverified Name>[6]
Coccus longulus (long brown scale)[5]
Cryptoparlatoreopsis longispina[4]
Hemiberlesia lataniae (latania scale)[4]
Hypochrysops ignitus <Unverified Name>[6]
Jalmenus icilius (Icilius Blue)[6]
Jalmenus inous (Inous Blue)[6]
Lecanodiaspis acaciae[4]
Lindingaspis rossi (araucaria black scale)[4]
Nacaduba biocellata[6]
Theclinesthes miskini[6]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Distribution

Argentina (introduced); Australia (native); Bolivia (introduced); Chile (introduced); Corsica (introduced); Cyprus (introduced); Ethiopia (introduced); France-F.E. (introduced); Greece (introduced); India (introduced); Iraq (introduced); Israel (introduced); Italy-F.E. (introduced); Jordan (introduced); Kenya (introduced); Libya (introduced); Mauritius (introduced); Mozambique (introduced); Namibia-ISO (introduced); New Zealand(North) (introduced); Pakistan (introduced); Portugal (introduced); Sardegna (introduced); Saudi Arabia (introduced); Sicilia-F.E. (introduced); South Africa (introduced); Spain-F.E. (introduced); Tanzania (introduced); Tasmania (introduced); Uganda (introduced); United States (introduced); Yemen (introduced); Zambia (introduced);

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Rico M.L., 1994, ILDIS World Database of Legumes in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database. ♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons License ♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture ♦ 4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 5Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants ♦ 6Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
Invasive Status provided by Global Invasive Species Database Downloaded on 10 May 2011.
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Norway Ministry of Agriculture and Food - February 2013