Skip to content


Taxon:  Acacia saligna (Labill.) H. L. Wendl.



Summary
Genus:
Acacia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
981
Place of publication:
Comm. Acac. aphyll. 26. 1820
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 3  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa saligna Labill.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Racosperma salignum (Labill.) Pedley

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia cyanophylla Lindl.
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Byrne, M. & L. Broadhurst. 2003. Genetic diversity and the utilisation of Acacia species complexes in agroforestry in Western Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 16:49-55.
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  4. Green, J. W. Census of the vascular plants of Western Australia. 1985
  5. Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
  6. 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
  7. Hnatiuk, R. J. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11. 1990
  8. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  9. Laurent, É. 1891. Recherches sur les nodosités radicales des légumineuses. Ann. Inst. Pasteur 5:105-139.
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  11. Marchant, N. G. et al. Flora of the Perth Region. 1987
  12. Maslin, B. R. & L. Pedley. 1982. The distribution of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Australia. Part 1. Species distribution maps. Res. Notes W. Austral. Herb. 6:105.
  13. National Academy of Sciences. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980
  14. National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
  15. Pedley, L. 1980. A revision of Acacia Mill. in Queensland (concluded). Austrobaileya 1:275.
  16. Pedley, L. 1987. Racosperma Martius (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in Queensland: a checklist. Austrobaileya 2:355.
  17. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  18. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  19. Rico-Arce, Maria de Lourdes. A checklist and synopsis of American species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). 2007
  20. Weber, E. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds. 2003
  21. Willis, J. H. A handbook to plants in Victoria. 1970-1972
Common names
English
blue-leaf wattle –
golden-wreath wattle –
orange wattle –
Port Jackson wattle –
Port Jackson-willow –
silver wattle –
weeping wattle –
Western Australian golden wattle –
willow wattle –
Swedish
blåakacia –
tårakacia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australia 
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedAfrica Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
Native
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia]
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Libya
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalerosion control Byrne, M. & L. Broadhurst. 2003. Genetic diversity and the utilisation of Acacia species complexes in agroforestry in Western Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 16:49-55.
Environmentalpotential for agroforestry Byrne, M. & L. Broadhurst. 2003. Genetic diversity and the utilisation of Acacia species complexes in agroforestry in Western Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 16:49-55.
Environmentalrevegetator Byrne, M. & L. Broadhurst. 2003. Genetic diversity and the utilisation of Acacia species complexes in agroforestry in Western Australia. Austral. Syst. Bot. 16:49-55.
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980
Human foodpotential as gum/mucilage National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Materialstannin/dyestuff Hanelt, P., ed. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
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=981. Accessed 20 July 2025.


GRIN-Global project