Acacia rigens, known as the Needlebush Acacia, flowering in the Hawker area in November.
Acacia Rigens flowering: Hawker
Umbrella Wattle: Aroona Sanctuary
Acacia oswaldii, the Umbrella Wattle, with distinctive spiralling seedpods, in November.
Australian Ringneck Parrots feeding
Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius, hybrid of the Port Lincoln Parrot and Mallee Ringneck), feeding on Acacia notabilis seeds in October.
Acacia Confluens: Arkaroola
Acacia confluens, the Arkaroola Wattle, is a small shrub with crescent shaped phyllodes which grows at Mt Lyndhurst and Arkaroola. Seen here in the steep stony hills of Arkaroola, north Flinders Ranges.
Acacia Ligulata
Acacia ligulata, the Sandhill Wattle, flowering in September in Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges.
Acacia Victoriae
Acacia victoriae is prolific in the Flinders Ranges, flowering profusely in spring. Also known as the Elegant Acacia or Prickly Wattle, seeds are harvested to make flour and the gum is also edible.
Acacia Calamifolia
Acacia calamifolia, also known as Wallowa, flowering in September in Parachilna Gorge in the Flinders Ranges.
Golden Wattle: Pichi Richi Pass
Acacia pycnantha, the Golden Wattle, flowering in the Pichi Richi Pass south of Quorn in early Spring.
Dead Finish flowering: Arkaroola
Dead Finish (Acacia tetragonophylla) flowering widely throughout Arkaroola in winter.
