Acacia cognata
Bower wattle · also River wattle, Narrow-leaf bower-wattle
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Acacia cognata, known as bower wattle, is a small, evergreen tree or shrub native to south-eastern Australia. It features arching branches, narrow green leaves, and pale lemon-yellow flowers. This graceful plant is suitable for formal or mixed gardens and requires moderate water.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 240.02%—8.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.0 in, mean 8.6 in, 90th percentile 12 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Southeast Australia temperate forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Southeast Australia temperate savanna
Other Acacia in the catalogue
35 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
