Botanical Family: Fabaceae
Botanical Genus: Acacia
Botanical Species: pulchella
Common Names: Prickly Moses
Category: shrub - medium, shrub - small
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flowering Time: Jun to Oct
Dieback Resistant:  yes
Native to Roleystone/Karragullen: yes
Native to area within 5 km of Roleystone/Karragullen: yes
Comments:
Acacia pulchella is a many branched prickly shrub 0.5-2m high with finely ribbed branchlets. The leaves are bipinnate (divided) with 1 pair of pinnae (segments) , each with 3-8 pairs of pinnules (leaflets) 1-5 mm long and 0.5-1.5 mm wide. There are one 1 or 2 spines coming from the stem at the base of each leaf. Flower heads are globular, 5-8 mm across with 24-43 flowers per head; each individual flower has five tiny petals. The flower heads are arranged along the branchlets with 1-3 heads on stalks at the base of each leaf. The pod is flat and 15-50 mm long x 3-5 mm wide with thickened margins. The seeds are longitudinal in the pod. Widespread in a variety of habitats
Found in Reserves:
Araluen Botanic Park, Attunga, Banyowla Regional Park, Bettenay, Canning Mills, Colquhoun , Conifer, Garland, Gilcoe, Glebe, Hall Rd Bushland, Hellenic, Holden, Hookway, Korung National Park, Kurrajong, Lina Hart, Midgegooroo National Park, Nottinghill, Peet Road, Quenda, Roley Pool, Stinton Cascade, Stonegate, Sylvania, Thomas Price, Warwick Savage, Windsor, Winstanley, Wungong Regional Park