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Date of issue: 17 Jan 1990
Designer: Celia Rosser

Plant: Acacia pycnantha

Family: FABACEAE (Mimosaceae, Leguminosae)

Golden Wattle
Medium shrub or small tree to 10m.
Golden ball-shaped flowers in spring.
Occurs in NSW, Vic, Sth Aust. (naturalised in WA).
National floral emblem of Australia.



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