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Acacia brachystachya

AuthorityBenth.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
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Ecocrop code2588



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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A shrub or small tree reaching a height of 3-7 m. Usually branching from the base, with a spreading rounded crown of upright branches. USES The wood can be used as fuel and for small ornamental objects. The leaves can provide low quality fodder. The seeds are edible. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES Umbrella mulga, Turpentine mulga, Narrowleaf mulga. FURTHER INF Umbrella mulga is withspread in the arid interior Australia at latitudes between 21-34°S and at elevations up to 600 m. The tree is drought hardy, it fixes nitrogen and is mentioned as a possible agroforestry species.
Sources
Grassland Index
Little E 1983 pp 6-8 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DRA, FER, USE]
Hensleight T 1988 pp 368 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, USE]
House A 1991 pp 8-9 [TEMP, RAIN, DRA, KTMP, TEXT, DEP, SAL, USE]