Acacia stenopteraCommon name: Narrow Winged Wattle
Meaning of name: Acacia is from the Greek word acis, meaning a pointed instrument. Stenoptera is from the Greek words stenos, meaning narrow, and pteron, meaning wing.
Distribution: Occurs from Geraldton to Ongerup.
Description: A plant to 1 metre tall. The cream flowers are produced for much of the year but particularly May to September.
References: Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.
The stems of the plant are flattened from the mid-rib.
These are the flower buds before they are open.
