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Acacia aneura

AuthorityF. Muell.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
SynonymsAcacia brachystachya, Acacia cibaria
Common namesMulga, Turpentine Mulga, Umbrella mulga, Yarran
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Ecocrop code2579



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BRIEF DESCRIPTION Varies from a shrub 2-5 m tall, with markedly ascending branches in dry areas, to a small tree up to 9-15 m, with a well-defined main stem but less oblique branches in areas of higher rainfall. USES Can be utilized as fodder, and for erosion control, shelter or as an ornamentel. The wood can be used as fuel and fence posts. The seeds are edible. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Mulga. FURTHER INF Mulga has a very wide distribution in central, eastern and western Australia. In Australia, the latitudinal range of Mulga is 18-34°S and it occurs at elevations between sea level and 1000 m. Mulga usually grows on flood and erosional plains, in broad vally heads and sand dunes. It is nitrogen fixing.
Sources
Grassland Index
Boland D 1984 pp 152-153 [TEMP, KTMP, RAIN, TEXT, DEP, DRA, FER, USE]
House A 1991 pp 8-9 [TEMP, RAIN, DRA, KTMP, TEXT, DEP, SAL, USE]
Turnbull J 1986 pp 100-103 [TEMP, RAIN, KTMP, TEXT, DEP, SAL, PH, FER, USE]