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Taxon:  Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd.



Summary
Genus:
Acacia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
914
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 4(2):1052. 1806
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (1  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. subsp. longifolia (0 active accession[s])
Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. subsp. sophorae (Labill.) Court (1 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  3. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. Flora of Java. 1963-1968
  4. Burrill, T. J. & R. Hansen. 1917. Is symbiosis possible between legume bacteria and non-legume plants? Bull. Illinois Agric. Exp. Sta. 202:115-181.
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  20. Maslin, B. R. & L. Pedley. 1982. The distribution of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Australia. Part 1. Species distribution maps. Res. Notes W. Austral. Herb. 6:73.
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Common names
English
coastal wattle –
golden-rods –
longleaf wattle –
sallow wattle –
Sydney golden wattle –
Afrikaans
langblaarwattel –
Swedish
långbladsakacia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Wales 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaSouth Australia 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaTasmania 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaVictoria 
2Cultivated     
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJava 
2CultivatedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria]
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Java]
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia]
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Uruguay
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalerosion control Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941
Environmentalornamental Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941
Weed  Henderson, L. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12. 2001
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=914. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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