Black wattle is the common name for a number of species of trees that are native to Australia, as listed below:
- Acacia aulacocarpa
- Acacia auriculiformis, also known as Darwin Black Wattle or northern black wattle;
- Acacia concurrens
- Acacia crassicarpa
- Acacia decurrens, also known as Early Black Wattle
- Acacia hakeoides, also known as Western Black Battle
- Acacia implexa
- Acacia leiocalyx, also known as Early-flowering Black Wattle
- Acacia mabellae
- Acacia mangium
- Acacia mearnsii, also known as Late Black Wattle and the species of tree that is known to be, commercially, the most important tannin producer in Southern Africa
- Acacia melanoxylon, a 'timber' tree that is commonly known as Australian Blackwood
- Acacia neriifolia
- Acacia plectocarpa
- Acacia salicina
- Acacia stenophylla
It may also refer to Callicoma serratifolia, a tall shrub or tree which is also found in Australia.
References
- "Australian plant common name database". Australian National Herbarium. Retrieved 8 September 2014.