common names: buffalo sally wattle
type collected: by F. Mueller on Mt Buffalo in 1853
habit: straggling shrub to small twisted tree 2-4 m.
foliage: large obovate phyllodes, 65-100 mm long x 25-60 mm wide, thick and leathery, smooth bright green with 3-5 prominent longitudinal nerves, network of secondary glands visible, marginal gland near base.
flowers: deep yellow spikes, 40-70 mm long, flowers in spring, sep-oct
pods: straight to slightly curved, 70-100mm long x 4-7mm wide, thick walled and leathery.
seeds: longitudinal in pod, cream seed stalk folded once or twice, not around seed.
distribution: confined to the high granite slopes of Mt Buffalo in Vic only.
notes: Rare and requiring protection, has some general similarity to a. alpina, but it is not closely related and readily distinguished from it. Suitable for growing in well drained soils in cool areas. Phyllodes tend to have red granular margins similar to a. obtusifolia, very young growth has a quite similar appearance as that of a. obtusifolia as well. A fairly distinctive species.
Specific cultivation notes for A phlebophylla