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Acacia flowering times in the Southern Tablelands

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Author: Peter Wauchope

There has been interest from the local apiarists at local markets whether hobbyists or other as to what natives are suitable for honey production. 

Whilst I don’t fall into either of those categories but a consumer each morning, I decided to seek out the largest of Australia’s genus, the Acacia. 

Those below are those that are listed loosely in the Southern Tablelands; others from outside the region have not been included due to research of suitability to suit our climate. 

It should be noted that the main reason was flowering times; Acacia deanei and A. penninervis appear to flower throughout the year.

 

ACACIA species

FLOWERING PERIOD

MONTHS >>

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F

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A

M

J

J

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D

acinacea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

alpina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

amoena

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

*

aspera

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

aureocrinita

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

baileyana #

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

binervia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

boormanii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

 

brownii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

buxifolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

bynoeana

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

cardiophylla

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

cognata

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

costiniana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

covenyi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

 

cultriformis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

dallachiana

*

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

dawsonii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

dealbata

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

deanei

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

decora

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

decurrens

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

doratoxylon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

elongata

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

falcata

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

 

falciformis

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

filicifolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

fimbriata

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

flexifolia

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

floribunda

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

genistifolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

gunnii

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

hamiltoniana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

 

 

 

implexa

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

jonesii

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

kettlewelliae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

kybeanensis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

kydrensis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

longifolia

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

lucasii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

lunata

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

mabellae

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

mearnsii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

melanoxylon

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

*

mucronata subsp. longifolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

myrtifolia

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

obliquinervia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

obtusata

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

obtusifolia

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

paradoxa

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

parramattensis

*

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

parvipinnula

*

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

penninervis

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

pravissima

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

pycnantha

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

rubida

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

 

saligna

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

 

siculiformis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

silvestris

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

 

stricta

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

suaveolens

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

 

subtilinervis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

terminalis

 

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

trachyphloia

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

 

ulicifolia

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

 

 

verniciflua

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

*

 

vestita

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*

*

*

 

 

# baileyana best for Temora and Cootamundra regions