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''Acacia lanigera'', commonly known as woolly wattle or hairy wattle, is a tree species that is endemic Australia. It has an erect or spreading habit, growing up to 2 metres high, The phyllodes, which may be hairy or glabrous, are up to 20–70 mm in length and 2–8 mm wide. The bright yellow globular flowerheads appear in the leaf axils from May to October, followed by curved or coiled seedpods that are densely covered with white hairs and are up to 10 cm long. The species occurs in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.〔 It was first formally described by botanist Allan Cunningham in ''Geographical Memoirs on New South Wales'' in 1825.〔 He described it as "a shrub frequent on rocky barren ranges in the interior".〔 Three varieties are currently recognised: *''Acacia lanigera'' var. ''gracilipes'' Benth., occurring in the Wallagaraugh River area in south-eastern New South Wales and Victoria.〔 *''Acacia lanigera'' A.Cunn. var. ''lanigera'' *''Acacia lanigera'' var. ''whanii'' (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Pescott, a variety first collected from Skipton, Victoria by William Taylor Whan.〔 The variety ''venusola'' is currently regarded as a species in its own right - ''Acacia venulosa''.〔 ==Cultivation== The species prefers a well-drained sunny situation and will tolerate frosts down to -7 Celsius. It is adaptable to use in situations where maintenance is infrequent such as road batters.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Acacia lanigera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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