Albizia distachya
Cape Leeuwin wattle · also Bicol wattle, Cape wattle, Crested wattle
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This fast-growing small tree features creamy-yellow, bottlebrush-like flowers, attractive feathery foliage, and large brown, pea-like fruit, forming a broad, spreading crown. It is drought tolerant and its seeds germinate readily with fire, leading to its invasive nature in non-native areas. While widely planted as an ornamental for its pest resistance, all parts of the tree can cause mild stomach discomfort if consumed.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 290.01%36 yr1.5 in
- 120.01%—6.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Mature height
- 5–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 3.9 in, 90th percentile 10 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.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests
- Eastern Java-Bali rain forests
- Western Java montane rain forests
- Western Java rain forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Southwest Australia savanna
- Southwest Australia woodlands
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Lesser Sundas deciduous forests
Other Albizia in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
