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wattles

Acacia

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Common names

25 names · 23 languages
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Other languages (22)
Dutch
  • Acacia
Afrikaans
Armenian
  • Ակացիա[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 相思树属[2]
  • 金合欢属[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 相思樹屬[2]
Danish
Dharug
Finnish
  • pajuakaasia[2]
German
Hebrew
  • בת-שיטה[2]
Hungarian
Japanese
  • アカシア属[2]
Korean
  • 아카시아속[2]
Oshiwambo
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
  • Акация[2]
Slovak
Sotho
  • Bloukatlele[2]
Spanish
Thai
  • กระถินเทพา กระถินณรงค์ ฯลฯ[2]
Turkish
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Acacia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • wattles — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Akazien — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • acacias — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • acácias — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
[2] Acacia — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • wattles — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Akazien — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • acacias — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • acácias — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • 아카시아속 — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Akacie — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • アカシア属 — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • pajuakaasia — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • 相思树属 — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Akasyalar — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Акация — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Ակացիա — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • 相思樹屬 — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Wattels — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Bloukatlele — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • กระถินเทพา กระถินณรงค์ ฯลฯ — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • wadanguli — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • akacja — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Omano — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • Akasya — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • 金合欢属 — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • akáciák — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • akácia — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
  • בת-שיטה — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 47452; Acacia.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Fabaceae

Genus-level classification for Acacia; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Genus-level native range: W. Indian Ocean, Borneo to Pacific.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping. This is the combined range of the genus; individual species differ.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

wattles (Acacia) is a tree. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Acacia — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: World Wide Wattle. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5004252; ID LV7; rank genus; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Acacia — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 396390; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1127875, 1127876, 1127877, 1127895, 1127910, 1127911, 1127912, 1127913, 1127914, 1127915, 1127916, 1127917, 1127918, 1127920, 1127921, 1127922, 1127923, 1127924, 1127925, 1127926, 1127929, 1127930, 1127931, 1127933, 1127934, 1127935, 1127941

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.