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|familia=Fabaceae
|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Acacia
|genus=Acacia
|species=decora
|species=decora
|common_name=Showy wattle, Western golden wattle
|common_name=Showy wattle, Western golden wattle
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|max_zone=11
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|image=Acacia decora foliage and flowers.jpg
|image_width=240
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|image_caption=Acacia decora in flower
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'''''Acacia decora''''' is a plant native to eastern [[Australia]]. Common names include the '''Western Silver Wattle''' and '''Showy Wattle'''. The species name refers to the plant's ''decorative'' qualities.
Showy Wattle occurs west of the [[Great Dividing Range]], commonly seen in semi arid areas of the states of [[New South Wales]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and [[Queensland]].<ref>http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Acacia~decora</ref>. Sometimes seen in wetter areas in dry [[sclerophyll]] forest.
Growing to four metres in height, it has variable foliage. [[Phyllode]]s generally thin, up to 5 cm long. Bright yellow flowers form from April to October.
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