Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
Newsletters
Regular newsletters are published several times per year to record activities and experiences of Group members in cultivating acacias, keeping up to date on scientific knowledge of the genus and reporting on field trips to various parts of Australia.
Almost all of the newsletters that have been published by the Group since its formation in 1961 are provided here as an archive, although the six missing issues in the First Series are believed to have been lost.
(Note: Newsletters are in pdf format and will require a PDF Reader to view them. Free readers include Foxit Reader and Adobe Acrobat Reader).
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Acacia Plant Profiles
Profiles of a number of Acacia species have been incorporated into the Acacia section of the main ANPSA website. Each profile includes a photograph and information on natural distribution, taxonomy, cultivation and propagation.
In addition, the Acacia section of the website covers the characteristics, cultivation and propagation of acacias generally, and includes references to other relevant resources.
Acacia Resources
A number of books have been written specifically on acacias, and most general books on Australian native plants will contain useful information on their botany and horticulture. There are also a number of Acacia resources online.
Books:
- Armitage, I (1977), Acacias of New South Wales, Society for Growing Australian Plants, NSW Region.
- Elliot, W. R and Jones D (1982), The Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Vol.2, Lothian Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Melbourne.
- Hitchcock, M (1991), Wattle, Australian Government Publishing Service.
- Pedley, L (1987), Acacias in Queensland.
- Rogers, F, Field Guide to the Wattles of Victoria.
- Simmons, M (1981), Acacias of Australia, Vol.1, Thomas Nelson Australia.
- Simmons, M (1987), Growing Acacias, Kangaroo Press.
- Simmons, M (1988), Acacias of Australia, Vol.2, Penguin Books Australia.
- Tame, T (1992), Acacias of South-east Australia, Kangaroo Press.
- Wibley, D (1980), Acacias of South Australia, South Australian Government Printer.
Journals:
Several issues of the Society’s journal Australian Plants are particularly useful for those interested in Acacia. Back issues of Australian Plants have been digitised and can be searched and viewed online. Searching these for a particular species may find useful references.
- Vol 10, No.82 March 1980; Microwave treatment of Acacia seed.
- Vol 11, No.91 June 1982; Wattles of the Grampians.
- Vol 14, No.114 March 1988; Outline of characteristics of Acacia.
- Vol 17, No.134 March 1993; Top End wattles for gardens.
- Vol 18, No.147 June 1986; Vegetative propagation of wattles.
- Vol 21, No.169 December 2001; Acacia leprosa ‘Scarlet
- Vol 25, No.203 June 2010; Complete issue devoted to acacias.
- Vol 25, No.204 September 2010; The Evolution of the Australian Acacias
- Vol 30, No.241 Summer 2019/20; Wattles of the Flinders Ranges
Online:
- On-Line Key to Acacia – WATTLE ver 3 This is an interactive, web-based service to help people identify any species of wattle and access further information on a particular species.
- Acacia – Australian National Botanic Gardens. Includes many species and photos.
- Acacia – An Introduction
- Acacia Seed Raising
- A Simple Botany of Wattles
- Acacia leprosa “Scarlet Blaze” – a red-flowered wattle!
- Acacia leprosa and “Scarlet Blaze”
- Acacia Name Issue
- Another view on Racosperma.
- Cheery Acacias
- Dead Finish – Acacia tetragonaphylla
- Edible Acacias
- Golden Wattle – Acacia pycnantha, Australia’s floral emblem.
- Growing Native Plants – a series of plant profiles by the Australian National Botanic Gardens; includes a number of acacias.
- If You Start Sneezing don’t Blame the Acacias
- Mulga – Acacia aneura
- Potential pollinators of Australian Acacia (includes detailed spreadsheet listing 776 pollinators of Acacia).
- Proposed Name Changes in Acacia
- Wattles and Bushfires
- Wattle Day – a Short History
- Wattle Day Association
- Wattle It Be? By Seed or Cuttings? – Tradition says that wattles can’t be easily grown from cuttings. Stupid tradition….
- WattleWeb Originally produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, this resource documents the acacias of New South Wales, with descriptions of the species, notes on distribution, ecology, images (planned) and identification keys (no longer on the RBG website – this link is from The Internet Archive).
- World Wide Wattle An extensive site designed to inform, educate and promote the conservation, utilisation and enjoyment of Australian Acacia species.