List of Acacia species


There are 1085 species of Acacia accepted by Plants of the World Online as at December 2024, with species native to Australia, New Guinea, Southeast Asia, Hawaii and the Mascarene Islands, and introduced to other countries.
An older concept of Acacia included about 1350 species from Australia, Africa, tropical America and Asia, but following decisions made at the 2011 International Botanical Congresses, the name Acacia was reserved for species found in Australia, New Guinea and Southeast Asia.
Some species, previously included in Acacia and distributed in the Indian Ocean, tropical Asia and tropical America are now classified under:Vachellia 157 species Senegalia 220 species Parasenegalia: 11 species Pseudosenegalia: 2 species Acaciella : 15 species Mariosousa: 14 species

Species list

This is a list of species of Acacia accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2023.

A

Acacia abbatiana Acacia abbreviata Acacia abrupta Acacia acanthaster Acacia acanthoclada — harrow wattle

B

Acacia baileyana – Cootamundra wattle, Bailey's wattle, golden mimosa Acacia baeuerlenii Acacia bakeri – marblewood, white marblewood, Baker's wattle, scrub wattle Acacia balsamea – balsam wattle Acacia bancroftiorum – Bancroft's wattle Acacia barakulensis – waajie wattle Acacia barattensis – Baratta wattle Acacia barbinervis

C

Acacia caerulescens – limestone blue wattle, Buchan blue, Buchan blue wattle Acacia caesaneura – western blue mulga Acacia caesariata Acacia caesiella – tableland wattle, bluebush wattle, blue bush Acacia calamifolia – wallowa, reed-leaf wattle, willow, broom wattle, sandhill wattle, reed-leaved wattle Acacia calantha Acacia calcarata Acacia calcicola – shrubby wattle, shrubby mulga, myall-gidgee, northern myall, grey myall, ikatuka, jirlarti irrakwetye Acacia calligera Acacia calyculata Acacia cambagei – gidgee, gidyea, gidya, gidgea, stinking wattle Acacia camptocarpa – Ragged Range wattle Acacia camptoclada Acacia campylophylla Acacia cana – boree, cabbage-tree wattle, broad-leaved nealie Acacia cangaiensis Acacia capillaris Acacia capillosa Acacia cardiophylla – Wyalong wattle, West Wyalong wattle, heart-leaf wattle Acacia carens Acacia carneorum – needle wattle, dead finish, purple-wood wattle Acacia carnosula Acacia caroleae – carol's wattle, carole's wattle, narrow-leaf currawong Acacia cassicula Acacia castanostegia Acacia castorum – Peak Range wattle Acacia cataractae Acacia catenulata

D

Acacia dacrydioides Acacia dallachiana – catkin wattle Acacia dangarensis – Mount Dangar wattle Acacia daphnifolia Acacia daviesii – Timbertop wattle Acacia daviesioides Acacia daweana – Dawe's wattle Acacia dawsonii – poverty wattle, Dawson's wattle, mitta wattle Acacia dealbata – silver wattle, blue wattle, mimosa

E

Acacia echinula – hedgehog wattle Acacia echinuliflora Acacia effusa – Punurunha minni ritchi Acacia effusifolia Acacia elachantha Acacia elata – cedar wattle, mountain cedar wattle Acacia elongata – swamp wattle, slender wattle Acacia empelioclada Acacia enervia

F

Acacia fagonioides Acacia falcata – burra, sickle-shaped acacia, sally, hickory wattle or silver-leaved wattle Acacia falciformis – mountain hickory, broad-leaved hickory, hickory wattle, black wattle, tanning wattle, large-leaf hickory wattle Acacia farinosa – mealy wattle Acacia fasciculifera – scrub ironbark, rosewood, rose wattle, scaly bark Acacia faucium Acacia fauntleroyi Acacia fecunda – Mosquito Creek wattle Acacia ferocior Acacia filamentosa Acacia filicifolia – fern-leaved wattle Acacia filifolia Acacia filipes Acacia fimbriata – fringed wattle, Brisbane golden wattle, Brisbane wattle Acacia flabellifolia Acacia flagelliformis Acacia flavescens – red wattle, yellow wattle Acacia flavipila Acacia fleckeri Acacia flexifolia – bent-leaf wattle, bent-leaved wattle, small winter wattle Acacia flocktoniae – Flockton wattle Acacia floribunda – white sally wattle, gossamer wattle, river wattle, white-sallow wattle Acacia floydii Acacia fodinalis Acacia formidabilis Acacia forrestiana – Forrest's wattle Acacia forsteri – Forster's wattle Acacia forsythii – Warrumbungle Range wattle Acacia fragilis Acacia fraternalis – Maz's myall Acacia frigescens – montane wattle, frosted wattle, forest wattle Acacia froggattii Acacia fulva – velvet wattle, soft wattle Acacia fuscaneura – sooty wattle

G

Acacia galeata Acacia galioides Acacia gardneri Acacia gelasina Acacia gemina Acacia genistifolia – spreading wattle, early wattle Acacia georgensis – Bega wattle, Dr George Mountain wattle, Dr George wattle Acacia georginae – Georgina gidgee, Georgina gidyea, poison gidyea Acacia gibbosa Acacia gibsonii – Gibson's wattle Acacia gilbertii Acacia gilesiana – Giles' wattle Acacia gillii – Gill's wattle Acacia gittinsii Acacia gladiiformis – sword wattle, sword-leaf wattle Acacia glandulicarpa – hairy-pod wattle Acacia glaucissima Acacia glaucocaesia Acacia glaucocarpaAcacia glaucoptera – clay wattleAcacia gloeotrichaAcacia glutinosissimaAcacia gnidiumAcacia gonocarpaAcacia gonocladaAcacia gonophyllaAcacia gordoniiAcacia gracilentaAcacia gracilifoliaAcacia graciliformisAcacia grandifoliaAcacia graniticaAcacia graniticolaAcacia grasbyiAcacia gregoriiAcacia griseaAcacia guinetiiAcacia gunnii

H

Acacia hadrophyllaAcacia haematitesAcacia hakeoidesAcacia hallianaAcacia hamersleyensisAcacia hamiltonianaAcacia hammondiiAcacia handonisAcacia harpophylla – brigalowAcacia harveyiAcacia hastulataAcacia havilandiorumAcacia helicophyllaAcacia helmsianaAcacia hemignostaAcacia hemitelesAcacia hemsleyiAcacia hendersoniiAcacia heterochroa

I

Acacia idiomorphaAcacia imbricataAcacia imitansAcacia imparilisAcacia implexaAcacia improceraAcacia inaequilateraAcacia inaequilobaAcacia inamabilisAcacia incanicarpaAcacia inceana

J

Acacia jackesianaAcacia jacksonioidesAcacia jamesianaAcacia jasperensisAcacia jenneraeAcacia jenseniiAcacia jibberdingensisAcacia johannis PedleyAcacia johnsoniiAcacia jonesiiAcacia jucundaAcacia julifera
  • * Acacia julifera subsp. curvinervia
  • * Acacia julifera subsp. gilbertensis
  • * Acacia julifera subsp. julifera
  • ''Acacia juncifolia''

K

Acacia kalgoorliensisAcacia karinaAcacia keigheryiAcacia kelleriAcacia kempeanaAcacia kenneallyiAcacia kerryanaAcacia kettlewelliaeAcacia kimberleyensisAcacia kingianaAcacia koaAcacia kochiiAcacia kulinensisAcacia kulnurensisAcacia kybeanensis

L

Acacia laccataAcacia lacertensisAcacia lachnocarpaAcacia lachnophyllaAcacia lamprocarpaAcacia lanceolataAcacia laneiAcacia lanigeraAcacia lanuginophyllaAcacia lapidosaAcacia laricinaAcacia lasiocalyxAcacia lasiocarpaAcacia lateriticolaAcacia latescensAcacia latifoliaAcacia latiorAcacia latipes

M

Acacia mabellaeAcacia macdonnelliensis

N

Acacia nanodealbataAcacia nanopravissimaAcacia nematophyllaAcacia neobrachycarpaAcacia neorigidaAcacia neriifoliaAcacia nervosaAcacia nesophilaAcacia neurocarpaAcacia neurophylla

O

Acacia obesaAcacia obliquinerviaAcacia obovataAcacia obtectaAcacia obtriangularisAcacia obtusataAcacia obtusifoliaAcacia octonerviaAcacia oldfieldiiAcacia olganaAcacia oligoneuraAcacia olseniiAcacia omalophyllaAcacia ommatospermaAcacia oncinocarpaAcacia oncinophylla

P

Acacia pachyacraAcacia pachycarpaAcacia pachyphyllaAcacia pachypodaAcacia palustrisAcacia papulosaAcacia papyrocarpaAcacia paradoxa – kangaroo thornAcacia paraneuraAcacia parkeraeAcacia parramattensisAcacia parvifoliolataAcacia parvipinnulaAcacia pataczekiiAcacia patagiataAcacia paulaAcacia pedinaAcacia pedleyiAcacia pellitaAcacia pelophilaAcacia pendulaAcacia penninervisAcacia pentadenia

Q

Acacia quadrilateralisAcacia quadrimargineaAcacia quadrisulcataAcacia quinquenervia

R

Acacia racospermoidesAcacia ramifloraAcacia ramulosaAcacia recurvataAcacia redolensAcacia rendleiAcacia repandaAcacia repensAcacia resinimargineaAcacia resinistipuleaAcacia resinocostataAcacia resinosaAcacia restiaceaAcacia retinervisAcacia retinodes – wirildaAcacia retivenea

S

Acacia sabulosaAcacia saliciformisAcacia salicina – coobaAcacia salignaAcacia saxatilisAcacia saxicolaAcacia scabraAcacia scalenaAcacia scalpelliformisAcacia schinoidesAcacia sciophanesAcacia scirpifoliaAcacia sclerocladaAcacia sclerophyllaAcacia sclerosperma

T

Acacia tabulaAcacia tarculensisAcacia taylorianaAcacia telmicaAcacia tenuinervisAcacia tenuiorAcacia tenuispicaAcacia tenuissimaAcacia tephrinaAcacia teretifoliaAcacia terminalis – sunshine wattleAcacia tessellataAcacia tetanophyllaAcacia tetragonocarpaAcacia tetragonophyllaAcacia tetraneuraAcacia tetrapteraAcacia thieleanaAcacia thomaAcacia thomsoniiAcacia tindaleaeAcacia tingoorensisAcacia tolmerensisAcacia toondulyaAcacia torringtonensisAcacia torticarpaAcacia torulosaAcacia trachycarpaAcacia trachyphloiaAcacia translucensAcacia trapeziodeaAcacia tratmanianaAcacia trigonophyllaAcacia trinalisAcacia trinervataAcacia trineuraAcacia tripteraAcacia triptychaAcacia triquetraAcacia tropicaAcacia truculentaAcacia trudgenianaAcacia trulliformisAcacia truncataAcacia tuberculataAcacia tumida

U

Acacia ulicifoliaAcacia ulicinaAcacia uliginosaAcacia umbellataAcacia umbraculiformisAcacia unciferaAcacia uncifoliaAcacia uncinataAcacia uncinellaAcacia undoolyanaAcacia undosaAcacia undulifoliaAcacia unguiculaAcacia unifissilisAcacia ureniae

V

Acacia validinerviaAcacia variaAcacia vassaliiAcacia venulosaAcacia vernicifluaAcacia veronicaAcacia verriculaAcacia verticillata – prickly Moses

W

Acacia walkeriAcacia wanyuAcacia wardelliiAcacia warramabaAcacia wattsianaAcacia webbiiAcacia websteriAcacia wetarensisAcacia whibleyanaAcacia whiteiAcacia wickhamii

X

Acacia xanthinaAcacia xanthocarpaAcacia xerophila

Y

Acacia yalwalensisAcacia yirrkallensisAcacia yorkrakinensis
  • * Acacia yorkrakinensis subsp. acrita
  • * Acacia yorkrakinensis subsp. ''yorkrakinensis''

Z

Hybrids

Acacia adoxa var. adoxa × spondylophyllaAcacia adsurgens × rhodophloiaAcacia ampliceps × bivenosaAcacia ampliceps × sclerosperma subsp. sclerospermaAcacia ancistrocarpa × aridaAcacia ancistrocarpa × citrinoviridisAcacia ancistrocarpa × hillianaAcacia ancistrocarpa × orthocarpaAcacia aphanoclada × pyrifolia var. pyrifoliaAcacia arida × stellaticepsAcacia auriculiformis × mangium Acacia ayersiana × incurvaneuraAcacia baileyana × dealbataAcacia bivenosa × sclerosperma subsp. sclerospermaAcacia caesaneura × incurvaneuraAcacia citrinoviridis × tumida var. pilbarensisAcacia craspedocarpa × macraneuraAcacia craspedocarpa × ramulosaAcacia ×daweana Maslin Acacia decurrens × mearnsiiAcacia dodonaeifolia × paradoxaAcacia eriopoda × monticolaAcacia eriopoda × trachycarpaAcacia eriopoda × tumida var. pilbarensisAcacia eriopoda × tumida var. tumidaAcacia glaucocaesia × synchroniciaAcacia ×grayana J.H.Willis Acacia hilliana × stellaticepsAcacia incurvaneura × mulganeuraAcacia ligulata × sclerosperma subsp. sclerospermaAcacia longifolia × oxycedrusAcacia monticola × trachycarpaAcacia monticola × tumida var. kulparnAcacia monticola × tumida var. pilbarensisAcacia mucronata × acutataAcacia ×nabbonandii Nash Acacia oxycedrus × sophoraeAcacia rhodophloia × sibiricaAcacia ×sphaerostachya E.Pritzel Acacia stellaticeps × trachycarpaAcacia trachycarpa × tumida var. ''pilbarensis''