Habitat: bank, clay, coast, dry, gravel, hill, margin, open, pasture, riparian, river terrace, riverbed, roadside, sand, sheltered, shrubland, silt, slope, stone, terrace, track, wasteland

Dispersal: Seed, suckers

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a large shrub or tree with twice-compound silvery-grey or bluish-green leaves.
  • its young branches and immature fruit have a whitish-coloured powdery or waxy coating that gives them a frosty appearance.
  • its hairy main leaf stalk has a small raised gland at the junction of each pair of leaf branchlets.
  • its yellow or golden-yellow flowers are borne in small globular clusters that are arranged into larger elongated compound clusters.
  • its fruit is an elongated and flattened pod (20-115 mm long).
 Images
© via Trevor James
© via Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.