Acacia verticillata
Prickly moses · also Prickly-leaved wattle, Star-leaved acacia, Prickly mimosa
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This tree has broad, evergreen leaves and produces fragrant white flowers, followed by small, edible yellow-orange fruits. It thrives in sunny locations and a range of soil types, offering dense shade and attracting birds, making it a versatile choice for urban landscapes as a windbreak or privacy screen.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 140.01%—1.9 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 20 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.9 in, mean 2.4 in, 90th percentile 3.8 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.
