Date of issue: 14 September 2021
Designer: Keith Downes,
Australia Post Design Studio
Printer: EGO
This is part a series of 3 'Wattle Wonders' stamps.
Plant: Acacia alata subsp. biglandulosa
Family: FABACEAE
Winged Wattle
An unusual shrub to 2 m high by 1 m across.
Phyllodes are almost reduced to cladodes, giving appearance of a 'winged stem',
with each phyllode extended into a spine.
The ball-shaped flower can be almost white.
Distribution: WA