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 (pantropical) Senegalia 220 species (pantropical) Parasenegalia: 11 species (South America) Pseudosenegalia: 2 species (Bolivia) Acaciella : 15 species (Americas) Mariosousa: 14 species (Americas)

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

A

Acacia abbatiana (Qld.) Acacia abbreviata (N.T.) Acacia abrupta (W.A., N.T.) Acacia acanthaster (W.A.) Acacia acanthoclada — harrow wattle Acacia acanthoclada subsp. acanthoclada (W.A., Vic., N.S.W.) Acacia acanthoclada subsp. glaucescens (W.A.) Acacia acellerata (W.A.) Acacia acinacea — gold dust wattle, wreath wattle, round-leaf wattle (S.A., Vic., N.S.W.) Acacia aciphylla (W.A.) Acacia acoma (W.A.) Acacia acradenia – Velvet Hill wattle, silky wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia acrionastes (Qld., N.S.W.) Acacia acuaria (W.A.) Acacia aculeatissima – thin-leaf wattle or snake wattle (Vic., N.S.W.) Acacia aculeiformis (W.A.) Acacia acuminata — raspberry jam, fine leaf jam (W.A.) Acacia acutata (W.A.) Acacia adenogonia (W.A.) Acacia adinophylla (W.A.) Acacia adjutrices (W.A.) Acacia adnata (W.A.) Acacia adoxa (W.A., N.T.) Acacia adsurgens (W.A., N.T., Qld., S.A.) Acacia adunca — Wallangarra wattle, cascade wattle (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia aemula (W.A.) Acacia aemula subsp. aemula Acacia aemula subsp. muricata Acacia aestivalis (W.A.) Acacia alata — winged wattle (W.A.) Acacia alaticaulis (N.S.W.) Acacia alcockii – Alcock's wattle (S.A.) Acacia alexandri (W.A.) Acacia alleniana (N.T., Qld.) Acacia alpina — alpine wattle (N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia amanda (N.T.) Acacia amblygona (W.A., Qld., N.S.W.) Acacia amblyophylla (W.A.) Acacia amentifera (N.T.) Acacia ammitia (Qld.) Acacia ammobia – Mount Connor wattle (N.T., S.A.) Acacia ammophila (Qld.) Acacia amoena – boomerang wattle (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia ampliata (W.A.) Acacia ampliceps – salt wattle (N.T., W.A.) Acacia amputata (W.A.) Acacia amyctica (W.A.) Acacia anadenia (Qld.) Acacia anarthros (W.A.) Acacia anasilla (W.A.) Acacia anastema — sandridge gidgee, sandplain gidgee (W.A.) Acacia anastomosa – Carson River wattle (W.A.) Acacia anaticeps – duck-headed wattled (W.A.) Acacia anceps – Port Lincoln wattle, two edged wattle (S.A., W.A.) Acacia ancistrocarpa – Fitzroy wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia ancistrophylla (W.A., S.A., Vic.) Acacia andrewsii (W.A.) Acacia aneura — mulga (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia anfractuosa (W.A.) Acacia angusta (Qld.) Acacia anomala — grass wattle, Chittering grass wattle (W.A.) Acacia anserina – hairy sandstone wattle (W.A.) Acacia anthochaera – Kimberly's wattle (W.A.) Acacia aphanoclada – Nullagine ghost wattle (W.A.) Acacia aphylla — leafless rock wattle (W.A.) Acacia applanata — grass wattle (W.A.) Acacia aprepta – Miles mulga (Qld.) Acacia aprica – blunt wattle (W.A.) Acacia aptaneura – slender mulga (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld.) Acacia arafurica (N.T.) Acacia araneosa – Balcanoona wattle or spidery wattle (S.A.) Acacia arbiana – Tony's wattle (Qld.) Acacia arcuatilis (W.A.) Acacia areolata (W.A.) Acacia argentina (Qld.) Acacia argutifolia – East Barrens wattle (W.A.) Acacia argyraea (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia argyrodendron – black gidyea, blackwood (Qld.) Acacia argyrophylla – silver mulga (S.A.) Acacia argyrotricha – Bracker wattle (Qld.) Acacia arida – arid wattle (W.A.) Acacia aristulata – Watheroo wattle (W.A.) Acacia armigera – fierce wattle (W.A.) Acacia armillata (Qld.) Acacia armitii (N.T., Qld.) Acacia arrecta (W.A.) Acacia ascendens (W.A.) Acacia asepala (W.A.) Acacia ashbyae (W.A.) Acacia asparagoides (N.S.W.) Acacia aspera (Vic., N.S.W.) Acacia aspera subsp. aspera (Vic., N.S.W.) Acacia aemula subsp. parviceps (Vic.) Acacia asperulacea (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia assimilis (W.A.) Acacia assimilis subsp. assimilis Acacia assisimilis subsp. atroviridis Acacia ataxiphylla (W.A.) Acacia ataxiphylla subsp. ataxiphylla Acacia ataxiphylla subsp. magna Acacia atkinsiana – Atkin's wattle (W.A.) Acacia atopa (W.A.) Acacia atrox – Myall Creek wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia atrox subsp. atrox Acacia atrox subsp. planiticola Acacia attenuata (Qld.) Acacia aulacocarpa (Qld., N.S.W., P.N.G.) Acacia aulacophylla (W.A.) Acacia auratiflora – orange-flowered wattle (W.A.) Acacia aureocrinita (N.S.W.) Acacia auricoma – Petermann wattle, alumaru, nyalpilintji wattle (W.A., N.T.) Acacia auriculiformis – ear-pod wattle, northern black wattle, Darwin black wattle (Maluku, P.N.G., N.T., Qld.) Acacia auripila – Rudall River myall (W.A.) Acacia auronitens (W.A.) Acacia ausfeldii – Ausfeld's wattle, whipstick cinnamon wattle (N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia awestoniana – Stirling Range wattle (W.A.) Acacia axillaris – midlands mimosa, midlands wattle (Tas.) Acacia ayersiana – Ayers Rock mulga, broad-leaf mulga, Uluru mulga, blue mulga (W.A., N.T., S.A.)

B

Acacia baileyana – Cootamundra wattle, Bailey's wattle, golden mimosa (N.S.W.) Acacia baeuerlenii (Qld., N.S.W.) Acacia bakeri – marblewood, white marblewood, Baker's wattle, scrub wattle (Qld., N.S.W.) Acacia balsamea – balsam wattle (W.A.) Acacia bancroftiorum – Bancroft's wattle (Qld.) Acacia barakulensis – waajie wattle (Qld.) Acacia barattensis – Baratta wattle (S.A.) Acacia barbinervis (W.A.) Acacia barbinervis subsp. barbinervis Acacia barbinervis subsp. borealis Acacia barrettiorum – Barrett's wattle (W.A.) Acacia barringtonensis – Barrington wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia bartlei – Bartle's wattle (W.A.) Acacia basedowii – Basedow's wattle (W.A., S.A., N.T.) Acacia baueri – tiny wattle (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia baueri subsp. aspera Acacia baueri subsp. baueri Acacia baxteri – Baxter's wattle (W.A.) Acacia beadleana (N.S.W.) Acacia beauverdiana – pukkati (W.A.) Acacia beckleri – Barrier Range wattle (S.A., N.S.W.) Acacia beckleri subsp. beckleri Acacia beckleri subsp. megaspherica Acacia benthamii – Bentham's wattle (W.A.) Acacia besleyi – Bes' wattle (W.A.) Acacia betchei – red-tip wattle (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia bidentata (W.A.) Acacia bifaria (W.A.) Acacia biflora – two-flowered acacia (W.A.) Acacia binata – (W.A.) Acacia binervata – two-veined hickory (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia binervia – coast myall, coastal myall, coastal wattle, kai'arrawan (N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia bivenosa – two-nerved wattle, two-veined wattle, hill umbrella bush, dune wattle, Cable Beach wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia blakei Acacia blakei subsp. blakei – Blake's wattle (N.S.W., Qld) Acacia blakei subsp. diphylla – Wollomombi wattle (N.S.W., Qld) Acacia blakelyi (W.A.) Acacia blaxellii – Blaxell's wattle (W.A.) Acacia blayana – Blay's wattle, Brogo wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia boormanii – Snowy River wattle Acacia boormanii subsp. boormanii (N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia boormanii subsp. gibba (Vic.) Acacia botrydion (W.A.) Acacia brachybotrya – grey mulga, grey wattle (S.A., Vic., N.S.W.) Acacia brachyclada (W.A.) Acacia brachyphylla (W.A.) Acacia brachyphylla subsp. brachyphylla Acacia brachyphylla subsp. recurvata Acacia brachypoda – western wheatbelt wattle (W.A.) Acacia brachystachya – umbrella mulga, umbrella wattle, turpentine mulga, grey mulga, false bowgada (W.A., N.T., S.A., Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia bracteolata (W.A.) Acacia brassii (Qld.) Acacia brockii (N.T.) Acacia bromilowiana – Bromilow's wattle (W.A.) Acacia browniana – Brown's wattle (W.A.) Acacia brownii – heath wattle, prickly Moses (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia brumalis (W.A.) Acacia brunioides – brown wattle (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia brunioides subsp. brunioides (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia brunioides subsp. granitica (Qld.) Acacia bulgaensis – Bulga wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia burbidgeae – Burbidge's wattle (Qld., N.S.W.) Acacia burdekensis (Qld.) Acacia burkittii – Burkitt's wattle, gunderbluey, pin bush, sandhill wattle, fine leaf jam (W.A., S.A., N.S.W.) Acacia burrana (Qld.) Acacia burrowii – Burrow's wattle (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia burrowsiana – Burrows’ snakewood or gizzard wattle (W.A.) Acacia buxifolia – box-leaf wattle Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia (Qld., N.S.W., Vic.) Acacia buxifolia subsp. pubiflora (Qld., N.S.W.) Acacia bynoeana – Bynoe's wattle, tiny wattle (N.S.W.)

C

Acacia caerulescens – limestone blue wattle, Buchan blue, Buchan blue wattle (Vic.) Acacia caesaneura – western blue mulga (W.A.) Acacia caesariata (W.A.) Acacia caesiella – tableland wattle, bluebush wattle, blue bush (N.S.W.) Acacia calamifolia – wallowa, reed-leaf wattle, willow, broom wattle, sandhill wattle, reed-leaved wattle (S.A., N.S.W.) Acacia calantha (Qld.) Acacia calcarata (W.A.) Acacia calcicola – shrubby wattle, shrubby mulga, myall-gidgee, northern myall, grey myall, ikatuka, jirlarti irrakwetye (W.A.., N.T., S.A., N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia calligera (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia calyculata (Qld.) Acacia cambagei – gidgee, gidyea, gidya, gidgea, stinking wattle (N.T., S.A., Qld, N.S.W.) Acacia camptocarpa – Ragged Range wattle (W.A.) Acacia camptoclada (W.A.) Acacia campylophylla (W.A.) Acacia cana – boree, cabbage-tree wattle, broad-leaved nealie (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia cangaiensis (N.S.W.) Acacia capillaris (W.A.) Acacia capillosa (Qld.) Acacia cardiophylla – Wyalong wattle, West Wyalong wattle, heart-leaf wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia carens (W.A.) Acacia carneorum – needle wattle, dead finish, purple-wood wattle (S.A., N.S.W.) Acacia carnosula (W.A.) Acacia caroleae – carol's wattle, carole's wattle, narrow-leaf currawong (Qld., N.S.W.) Acacia cassicula (W.A.) Acacia castanostegia (W.A.) Acacia castorum – Peak Range wattle (Qld.) Acacia cataractae (N.T.) Acacia catenulata Acacia catenulata subsp. catenulata – bendee (Qld., N.T.) Acacia catenulata subsp. occidentalis – western Bendee, black mulga (W.A.) Acacia cavealis (W.A.) Acacia cedroides (W.A.) Acacia celastrifolia – glowing wattle, Celastrus-leaved acacia (W.A.) Acacia celsa – brown salsa (Qld.) Acacia centrinervia – hairy white wattle (N.S.W., Qld.) Acacia cerastes (W.A.) Acacia chalkeri – Chalker's wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia chamaeleon (W.A.) Acacia chapmanii (W.A.) Acacia chapmanii subsp. australis (W.A.) Acacia chapmanii subsp. chapmanii (W.A.) Acacia chartacea (W.A.) Acacia cheelii – motherumbah, motherumbung (N.S.W.) Acacia chinchillensis – chinchilla wattle (Qld.) Acacia chippendalei – Chippendale's wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia chisholmii – turpentine bush, Chisholm's wattle (Qld., N.T.) Acacia chrysella (W.A.) Acacia chrysocephala (W.A.) Acacia chrysochaeta (W.A.) Acacia chrysopoda (W.A.) Acacia chrysotricha (N.S.W.) Acacia cincinnata – Daintree wattle, circle fruit salwood (Qld.) Acacia cineramis – grey-stem nealie (Vic.) Acacia citrinoviridis – river jam, milhan, wantan (W.A.) Acacia citriodora – lemon-scented wattle (W.A., N.T., Qld.) Acacia clandullensis – gold-dust wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia claviseta – club-tipped whorled wattle (W.A., N.T.) Acacia clelandii – umbrella mulga (S.A., W.A.) Acacia clunies-rossiae – kowmung wattle, kanangra wattle (N.S.W.) Acacia clydonophora (W.A.) Acacia coatesii (W.A.) Acacia cochlearis – rigid wattle (W.A.) Acacia cochlocarpa (W.A.) Acacia cochlocarpa subsp. cochlocarpa Acacia cochlocarpa subsp. velutinosa Acacia cockertoniana (W.A.)