Acacia retinodes

Everblooming wattle

Family: Fabaceae · Type: shrub · Not Native

Everblooming wattle is a naturalized shrub found in coastal California, specifically in the Central Coast and Southern Coast bioregions at elevations below 900 meters in disturbed areas. Flowering from February to March, this plant produces pale yellow to cream-colored flowers in small heads 5 to 7 millimeters wide. Growing as a small shrub or tree up to 10 meters tall with unarmed branches, it spreads readily through root suckers. Its simple leaves are narrowly lanceolate, 3 to 20 centimeters long and 3 to 14 millimeters wide, with a prominent midvein. The fruit is a dark brown, papery pod 4 to 16 centimeters long, with light yellow arils nearly encircling the seeds.

Habitat: Uncommon. Disturbed areas, mostly coastal

Bloom period: Feb-Mar

Elevation: < 900 m

Bioregions: CCo, SCo

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.