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Acacia aneura (mulga)

Synonyms: Racosperma aneurum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Acacia aneura, commonly known as mulga or true mulga, is a shrub or small tree native to arid outback areas of Australia, such as the Western Australian mulga shrublands.
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Infraspecies

Acacia aneura var. aneura
Acacia aneura var. major

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Janka Hardness [3]  3820 lbf (1733 kgf) Very Hard
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Specific Gravity [3]  1.2
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers; A green dye is obtained from the seed pods; The extensive root system of this plant helps to prevent soil erosion; The twigs are used to make a dishmop; Wood - turns well, takes a high polish. It is used extensively for ornaments and fencing;
Height [2]  49 feet (15 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Riverland Biosphere Reserve Ia 1490891 South Australia, Australia

Predators

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Helicotylenchus varicaudatus[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 4USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 5Species Interactions of Australia Database, Atlas of Living Australia, Version ala-csv-2012-11-19
♦ 6Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 7Species Profile and Threats Database, Australian Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
♦ 8del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0