Spring has arrived, and all over the country the hills and riversides are burnished with the green and gold of Australian wattles, all belonging to the genus Acacia. It’s a spectacular sight, but not ...

The bright golden wattle - Acacia pycnantha - is Australia’s national flower, but this emblem has a dark side, with scientists now concerned by growing fire risks posed by the global spread of Acacia ...

A golden wattle plant in bloom in Australia's Western Desert Horst Mahr / Getty Images Each spring across Australia, its native golden wattle plants (Acacia pycnantha Benth.) burst into bloom in a ...

Although the Australian bush does not experience the same seasonal extremes as Europe or America, it still shows some dramatic changes as winter approaches. Many plants and animals respond to the ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Just as winter starts to get you down, out bursts the wattle like little balls of sunshine. For ...

Western Australia's south is currently shimmering with a golden flowering plant — but biologists say it's a very attractive pest. The Sydney golden wattle is one of around a thousand species of acacia ...

A quirk of history and the strict rules of international botanical nomenclature may mean that Australia is about to lose one of its favourite words - acacia. Wattle is the nation's floral emblem, the ...

A Council-funded report that investigates wattle infestations around Waitohi/Picton was discussed at last week’s Environment Committee meeting. Led by Lincoln University researchers, the report was ...

Australian native plants are having a moment in the sun, with more of us seeking out and planting native species than in the past. Our gardens — and our social media feeds — are brimming with ...

Thank goodness for Australian acacias, the winter wonders from Down Under. On these dank days, even from afar, their golden glow is unmistakable. On closer inspection, the contrast between leaf and ...

The wattle is Australia's national flower, but our bright golden emblem has a dark side with scientists now concerned by growing fire risks posed by the global spread of the species formally known as ...