Heath Wattle Acacia brownii
Photo R Miller
Acacia brownii, commonly known as heath wattle, is an erect or spreading shrub which is endemic to eastern Australia.
Like most Acacias it has phyllodes instead of true leaves, the yellow flowers appear singly in the leaf axils from August to November.
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Flowers are a nectar and pollen source for many native insects including bees, butterflies, hoverflies, beetles and moths.
It provides food for seed eating birds including the black-faced cuckoo-shrike, silvereye, eastern rosella, masked lapwing, sulphur crested cockatoo, galah, crested pigeon, and king parrot.
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It also provides food for nectar eating birds and for birds that eat insect and larvae. The prickly foliage provides effective protection and shelter for small birds.