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The '''Knife-leaf Wattle'''  (''Acacia cultriformis''), also known as the '''Dogtooth Wattle''', '''Half-moon Wattle''' or '''Golden-glow Wattle''', is a perennial tree or shrub of the [[genus]] ''[[Acacia]]'' native to [[Australia]].  It is widely cultivated, and has been found to have naturalised in [[Asia]], [[Africa]], [[North America]], [[New Zealand]] and [[South America]].<ref name="ildis"/>  ''Acacia cultriformis'' grows to a height of about 2-3 m.<ref>[http://asgap.org.au/a-cul.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)]</ref>
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Acacia cultriformis, Cunn. (A. cultrata, Ait.). A tall shrub with gray foliage thickly clothing the branches: phyll. with nerve-like margins, obliquely ovate to almost triangular, 1/2-l in. long, 1/4-1/2in. wide, with gland on upper edge one-third distance from base, the intervening edge straight and closely hugging the branchlets; vein excentric, much curved, ending in mucronate point: racemes axillary, much exceeding the phyll.; fls. 30-40 in a head; sepals half as long as petals; peduncles 1/4in. long: pod a rich brown, with nerve-like margins, 1  1/2-3 in. long, 1/4in. wide, occasionally constricted between the seed; seed oblong, longitudinal; funicle half as long as seed, silvery and enlarged into a cup-shaped aril almost from the beginning; ripe Sept., Oct. Fls. March, Apr. R.H. 1896, p. 503. J.H. III.34:131.—If kept well pruned it makes a good hedge. Has been cult. in Calif, for many years in the open, and is considered a desirable plant.
 
Acacia cultriformis, Cunn. (A. cultrata, Ait.). A tall shrub with gray foliage thickly clothing the branches: phyll. with nerve-like margins, obliquely ovate to almost triangular, 1/2-l in. long, 1/4-1/2in. wide, with gland on upper edge one-third distance from base, the intervening edge straight and closely hugging the branchlets; vein excentric, much curved, ending in mucronate point: racemes axillary, much exceeding the phyll.; fls. 30-40 in a head; sepals half as long as petals; peduncles 1/4in. long: pod a rich brown, with nerve-like margins, 1  1/2-3 in. long, 1/4in. wide, occasionally constricted between the seed; seed oblong, longitudinal; funicle half as long as seed, silvery and enlarged into a cup-shaped aril almost from the beginning; ripe Sept., Oct. Fls. March, Apr. R.H. 1896, p. 503. J.H. III.34:131.—If kept well pruned it makes a good hedge. Has been cult. in Calif, for many years in the open, and is considered a desirable plant.
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: ⇔ 6 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 12 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Origin: ✈ Australia
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 10.5
Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
Scientific Names

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The Knife-leaf Wattle (Acacia cultriformis), also known as the Dogtooth Wattle, Half-moon Wattle or Golden-glow Wattle, is a perennial tree or shrub of the genus Acacia native to Australia. It is widely cultivated, and has been found to have naturalised in Asia, Africa, North America, New Zealand and South America.[1] Acacia cultriformis grows to a height of about 2-3 m.[2]


Read about Acacia cultriformis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Acacia cultriformis, Cunn. (A. cultrata, Ait.). A tall shrub with gray foliage thickly clothing the branches: phyll. with nerve-like margins, obliquely ovate to almost triangular, 1/2-l in. long, 1/4-1/2in. wide, with gland on upper edge one-third distance from base, the intervening edge straight and closely hugging the branchlets; vein excentric, much curved, ending in mucronate point: racemes axillary, much exceeding the phyll.; fls. 30-40 in a head; sepals half as long as petals; peduncles 1/4in. long: pod a rich brown, with nerve-like margins, 1 1/2-3 in. long, 1/4in. wide, occasionally constricted between the seed; seed oblong, longitudinal; funicle half as long as seed, silvery and enlarged into a cup-shaped aril almost from the beginning; ripe Sept., Oct. Fls. March, Apr. R.H. 1896, p. 503. J.H. III.34:131.—If kept well pruned it makes a good hedge. Has been cult. in Calif, for many years in the open, and is considered a desirable plant. CH


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  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named ildis
  2. ↑ Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)
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