Flora of Victoria

Spreading to prostrate shrub 1–2 m high. Phyllodes alternate or fascicled, rarely whorled, often flattened, (0.5–)0.7–1.5 cm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, pungent. Flowers in ovoid or spherical heads to 1.2 cm long. Flowers Jul.–Dec.

CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HSF, OtP, OtR, VAlp, VVP, WPro, Wim. Widespread in southern Victoria, most commonly in coastal areas in heathland or woodland, usually on sandy soil.

Created by: Andre Messina, 2016-04-11

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2018-08-27

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Rosanae

order Fabales

family Fabaceae

genus Acacia

species Acacia verticillata (L’Hér.) Willd.

Higher taxa

subspecies Acacia verticillata subsp. ovoidea (Benth.) Court

Synonyms

Acacia verticillata var. ovoidea (Benth.) Benth.

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Acacia verticillata subsp. ovoidea in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Acacia verticillata subsp. ovoidea in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Wimmera	present	native
Glenelg Plain	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Gippsland Plain	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native
Greater Grampians	present	native
Dundas Tablelands	present	native
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Wilsons Promontory	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Otway Ranges	present	native
Victorian Alps	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
South Australia
Victoria
Tasmania