Acacia mimula facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Acacia mimula
Conservation status
LC (TPWCA)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	mimula
Occurrence data from AVH

Acacia mimula is a type of tree that belongs to the Acacia family. You might know other acacias as wattles! This tree grows naturally in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is often found in open forests, especially from the Darwin area all the way to western Arnhem Land.

What does Acacia mimula look like?

Acacia mimula is a tree that can grow quite tall, up to 7 meters (about 23 feet) high! Its bark is dark grey and has interesting cracks that run across it. The smaller branches are flat and smooth.

• Leaves (Phyllodes): Instead of typical leaves, many acacias have what are called phyllodes. For Acacia mimula, these phyllodes are shaped like an oval, smooth, and a bit curved. They can be quite long, from 7 to 18 centimeters (about 3 to 7 inches) and 7 to 35 millimeters wide. They have two or three main veins running through them.
• Flowers: The flowers of Acacia mimula grow in groups called racemes or panicles. Each group has 9 to 24 small, round flower heads. These flower heads are white or cream-colored and are about 6 to 9 millimeters wide.
• Pods and Seeds: After flowering, the tree produces long, flat pods that are greyish in color. These pods can be 7.5 to 13 centimeters (about 3 to 5 inches) long and 2 to 2.8 centimeters wide. Inside the pods are brown seeds, which are about 1 centimeter long.
• When it Flowers and Fruits: This tree usually flowers from April to June. Its fruits, or pods, then develop and are ready from August to September.

It can sometimes be mistaken for another acacia tree called A. latescens.