This very popular garden wattle
with fine, silvery-grey feathery
foliage and masses of soft balls
of golden flowers is an Australian
native plant now invasive outside
its natural region.
Seeds spread by ants and humans
rapidly germinate. There is a high
danger it will cross pollinate with
the already endangered Downy
Wattle (Acacia pubescens), putting
it at further risk of extinction.
Cootamundra wattle is native in
central western NSW and it is
important to preserve this tree
within its natural range.