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umbrella acacia (Acacia oswaldii)
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umbrella acacia

Acacia oswaldii · Fabaceae · all Acacia records · also called Umbrella Wattle · Wikipedia

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Umbrella Wattle opens on the fire-resistant plant citation, the selected source lineage for Acacia oswaldii. The record is limited evidence in the evidence table, with an on-list direction computed from the accepted row.

For comparison, related plants keeps neighboring forms outside the oswaldii source count. The genus page provides the broader route for Acacia, while preserving the umbrella wattle boundary. This structure lets the citation, limited-evidence label, and computed direction be read together; return to the evidence table for the actual accepted basis within the named oswaldii species account alone.

Form
shrub
Region
Victoria, Australia
Rated in
Victoria, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Acacia oswaldii (Umbrella Wattle). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/acacia-oswaldii/. Last verified 2026-08-23.