Acacia sophorae (Labill.) R.Br.

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Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Acacia

Synonyms

Mimosa sophorae Labill
Acacia longifolia var. sophorae (Labill.) Benth.

Other taxa in genus

Glossary

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'Acacia sophorae' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/acacia/acacia-sophorae/). Accessed 2026-06-17.

Acacia sophorae syn. Acacia longifolia var. sophorae is cultivated in a container as an orangery plant in Meise Botanic garden (accession 20090207–52), Belgium. 10 July 2010. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Editorial Note

Treated by Bean as a variety of Acacia longifolia.

Distinct in its spreading habit and short, broad phyllodes, often widest above the middle. It is found wild in Tasmania on sand dunes, and in S. and E. Australia; said to be very resistant to sea-winds.

The grey bark of Acacia sophorae syn. Acacia longifolia var. sophorae cracks with age, offering a brown tint underneath. Meise Botanic garden (accession 20090207–52), Belgium. 3 March 2012. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Short broad phyllodes and bright yellow flowers of Acacia sophorae syn. Acacia longifolia var. sophorae. Meise Botanic garden (accession 20090207–52), Belgium. 3 March 2012. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

Acacia sophorae syn. Acacia longifolia var. sophorae grows on sand dunes in the wild. Meise Botanic garden (accession 20090207–52), Belgium. 16 February 2013. Image Guillaume Mamdy.

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