The bright golden wattle - Acacia pycnantha - is Australia’s national flower, but this emblem has a dark side, with scientists now concerned by growing fire risks posed by the global spread of Acacia ...

A golden wattle plant in bloom in Australia's Western Desert Horst Mahr / Getty Images Each spring across Australia, its native golden wattle plants (Acacia pycnantha Benth.) burst into bloom in a ...

Spring has arrived, and all over the country the hills and riversides are burnished with the green and gold of Australian wattles, all belonging to the genus Acacia. It's a spectacular sight, but not ...

Invasive species expert Tim Low says aid agencies are promoting the national icon as a means of reducing poverty. But the weedy plant has now infested large parts of the country. Australian wattle has ...