Acacia saligna Blue-leaved wattle
Synonyms Acacia cyanophylla
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Acacia [a-KA-she-a]
Gr akazo to sharpen or Gr akakia the Egyptian Thorn A. arabica
Species
saligna
Acacia saligna, commonly known by various names including coojong, golden wreath
wattle, orange wattle, blue-leafed wattle, Western Australian golden wattle, and, in
Africa, Port Jackson willow, is a small tree in the family Fabaceae. Native to
Australia, it is widely distributed throughout the south west corner of Western
Australia, extending north as far as the Murchison River, and east to Israelite
Bay.