Prickly Moses Acacia

Acacia ulicifolia is a small to medium shrub which may reach 3 metres in height but is usually smaller. Like most members of the genus, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes. In A.ulicifolia the phyllodes are narrow, rigid and spine-like to 20 mm long with a sharp point. The white or cream flowers occur in globular-shaped clusters from the axils of the phyllodes. Flowering is mainly in winter and spring.