Deno’s Garden

Acacia iteaphylla

Flinders Ranges Wattle

Family FabaceaeGenus Acacia

Also published as Acacia iteophylla. You are in the right place.

Small pale yellow flower spikes among narrow blue-green phyllodes
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About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Native range
Australia, South Australia, South Australia

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Low Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 23, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Nick or sand the seed coat

    Make a hole in the seed coat.

  2. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 13 days to germinate.

55% germination in 2–13 days.

The seed coat is impervious. Deno makes a hole in it.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Acacia p. 83Public domain
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Acacia (Fabaceae). A. iteophylla has an impervious seed coat. It germ. 70(6/11 in 2-13 d, hole in seed coat) and 70(1/13 On 4th d, control).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Acacia p. 83. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around April 1, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 4 days to germinate.

8% germination in 4 days.

Sown without making a hole in the seed coat, one seed of thirteen germinated.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Acacia p. 83Public domain
Show the original text
Acacia (Fabaceae). A. iteophylla has an impervious seed coat. It germ. 70(6/11 in 2-13 d, hole in seed coat) and 70(1/13 On 4th d, control).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Acacia p. 83. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.