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|familia=Fabaceae
|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Acacia
|genus=Acacia
|species=glaucoptera
|species=glaucoptera
|common_name=Clay-bush wattle
|common_name=Clay-bush wattle
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|flowers=orange, yellow
|flowers=orange, yellow
|Temp Metric=°F
|Min Temp Num=-7
|Temp Metric=°C
|temp_ref=Wikipedia
|min_zone=9
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=11
|max_zone=11
|image=Upload.png
|image=Acacia glaucoptera.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Flat Wattle
}}
}}
'''''Acacia glaucoptera''''', commonly known as '''Flat Wattle''' or '''Clay Wattle''', is a species of [[Acacia]] which is endemic to the south-west of [[Western Australia]]. It is a spreading or erect shrub which ranges in height from 0.3 metres to 1.2 metres, and up to 2 metres in width. It produces yellow, globular flowers between late winter and early summer.
This species is often grown for its unusual "foliage" (its "leaves" are actually [[cladodes]]).
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
It requires good drainage and occasional pruning to remove dead wood. It will withstand temperatures down to -7C.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
