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Acacia coriacea

AuthorityDC.
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Rosidae:Fabales:Leguminosae
Synonyms
Common namesCork bark wattle, Desert Oak, Dogwood, Wirewood, Wiry wattle, Witchety bush
Editor
Ecocrop code2599



Notes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A shrub or small tree reaching a height of 3-10 m. USES The wood can be used for fence posts, firewood, and charcoal. The tree can provide shade, shelter, and erosion control and it can be planted as an ornamental. The immature seeds are edible. GROWING PERIOD Long-lived perennial. In Senegal the tree has reached 3-3.6 m in 7 years. COMMON NAMES Wirewood, Wiry wattle, Desert oak, Dodwood, Waterwood. FURTHER INF Wirewood can be found in the drier parts of northern Australia at latitudes between 16-31°S and altitudes from sea level to 750 m. It usually occur on flats and very gently undulating plains and along seasonal watercources in the drier part of its range. It is tolerant of drought and fire.
Sources
Grassland Index
House A 1991 pp 6-7 [TEMP, RAIN, DRA, KTMP, TEXT, DEP, SAL, USE]
Turnbull J 1986 pp 124-125 [TEMP, RAIN, TEXT, DEP, USE]