Fabaceae
Nealie
Acacia rigens
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acacia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nealie, Nealia, Needle wattle, Needlebrush acacia, Nilyah
Synonyms
- Acacia chordophylla F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Acacia rigens var. longifolia Benth.
- Racosperma rigens (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Pedley
Flowers
- In flower
- July to September (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allthingsnative, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rosalie Lawrence, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Connor Margetts, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael McBain, 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.