Elegant Wattle (Bramble Wattle)

About

A spiny, multi-trunked wattle of the Flinders Ranges and inland Australia, remarkably drought-hardy thanks to roots that can extend up to 20m in search of water, and traditionally used by Aboriginal people as a food source from its seed and gum.

How to spot it

Small, sharp spines about 1cm long along the branches. Strongly scented, yellowish, ball-shaped flower clusters from August to December, followed by pale, flattened seed pods roughly 8cm long.

Found in

• Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park