Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don

vernacular coastal wattle — species · Fabaceae

USDA: ACCY2
GBIF: 2980425
Rank: species

coastal wattle (Acacia cyclops) — Platephotograph · Jim Van MatreCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus: Acacia

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 1 county across 1 state

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 1 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: Medium
Salinity: Medium
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Low
Hedging: High

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 14 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 180 min.
Precipitation: 16–40 in/yr
pH range: 6–8.3
Root depth: 18 in min.
Fertility need: Low
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Multiple Stem
Growth rate: Rapid
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 12 ft
Height @ 20 y: 12 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Dark Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Black
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: Medium
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Mid Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Slow
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 35,000
Propagation: seed, cuttings, bare root, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Field Collections Only
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Low
Palatable, human: No
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 1 county across 1 state.

California view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Alameda 06001

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/ACCY2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2980425 ↗

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