Acacia cyclops

Scientific name

Acacia cyclops

Common name

Red-eyed wattle (galyang)

Plant description

A large shrub or small tree, recognised by its conspicuous seed-pods, which contain dark seeds surrounded by their red stalks. Birds feast on these seed-stalks and insects and lizards shelter in the dense foliage. The larvae of a butterfly, the two-spotted line blue, eats the buds and flowers, which appear throughout the year.

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Flower colour

Yellow

Flowering months

September to May