Weed profile: Prickly acacia - Weed of National Significance
Prickly acacia
Prickly acacia
Acacia nilotica
At present over 6.6 million ha of arid and semi-arid Queensland are infested with prickly acacia, mainly in the Mitchell Grass Downs. Prickly acacia could potentially infest vast tracts of grasslands and woodlands throughout Australia.
Status
- Declared in NSW under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (view details)
- Weed of National Significance (definition)