Skip to main content
Today is National Trails Day!
Close

Prostrate Acacia

Acacia redolens

Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

33.0069, -117.01

Field Notes

Description:

Large, evergreen bush with small, yellow-orange balls of inflorescence that grow up most of each branch in between the leaves. The leaves are green, lanceolate and smooth.

Habitat:

Edge of parking lot in dry, chaparral area of Lake Poway. This plant is not native to California.

Reference Links:

Acacia redolens

Species ID Suggestions

Prostrate Acacia?

Acacia redolens
jprat001
2

Comments (5)
jprat001
i found this site, http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Acacia_redolens.html does that look more like it?
CindyBinghamKeiser
Sorry, once again I neglected to mention the actual size. This one was about 4 feet high and about 10 feet wide. There may have been two next to each other but it was so dense, I couldn't tell.
jprat001
acacia redolens can be a shrub or groundcover that can be 15 feet wide but only a few feet high. is that what you mean by large?
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi jprat001, thank you for the ID suggestion! The only info I found on it was it was a low-growing bush or groundcover. Is there a large variety?

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Southern California Wildlife

Tags

Photographed
PublishedMarch 21, 2012

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies