Fabaceae
Cedar wattle
Acacia elata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acacia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 高大相思, 高大相思树
- English
- Cedar wattle
- Persian
- سرو چپری کوهی
Synonyms
- Acacia bilaura Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Acacia odoratissima Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Racosperma elatum (A.Cunn. ex Benth.) Pedley
Flowers
- In flower
- December to February (from 66 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Stephen Thorpe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: prossington, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tricia Kaye, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tim Martin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Simon Tamblyn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Billie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul venter, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: chrishorak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.