Western Australia FloraFlora Index Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle) Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paws) Banksia carlinoides Conostylis argentea Daviesia pachyphylla (Ouch Bush) Exocarpos sparteus Gompholobium cyaninum Kingia australis Lechenaultia formosa (Red Leschenaultia) Wurmbea tenella (Eight Nancy)

Commonly known as Flat Wattle or Clay Wattle, Acacia glaucoptera is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

It is a spreading or erect shrub which ranges in height from 0.3 to 1.2 metres and up to 2 m in width. It has yellow, globular shaped flowers and blue-green wing-like foliage, with attractive purple-red new growth. Instead of leaves, it has modified leaf stalks (phyllodes) that perform all the functions of leaves.

Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag
Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag
Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag
Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag
Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag
Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag
Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag
Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle), Denmark South Coast WA © Len van der Waag


  • Scientific Classification
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Charophyta
  • Class: Equisetopsida
  • Subclass: Magnoliidae
  • Superorder: Rosanae
  • Order: Fabales
  • Family: Fabaceae
  • Genus: Acacia
  • Species: Acacia glaucoptera

Footnote & References

  1. Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle) © Len van der Waag
  2. Acacia glaucoptera, Flat Wattle, Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority and Government of Western Australia, https://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/plants/acacia-glaucoptera
  3. Acacia glaucoptera Benth., Flat Wattle, Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3349
  4. Acacia glaucoptera Benth., Clay Wattle, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Acacia glaucoptera

Western Australia FloraFlora Index Acacia glaucoptera (Flat Wattle) Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paws) Banksia carlinoides Conostylis argentea Daviesia pachyphylla (Ouch Bush) Exocarpos sparteus Gompholobium cyaninum Kingia australis Lechenaultia formosa (Red Leschenaultia) Wurmbea tenella (Eight Nancy)

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