Characteristics
A medium to tall shrub. The bark is thick and rough. The branches are often very crooked. The leaves (phyllodes) are 5-8 cm long by 0.6-0.8 cm wide. They taper towards each end and are thickened. They are curved and covered with coarse hairs. There is a small point at the tip. There are 2-4 prominent veins. They are grey green. The flower heads are balls. They are small and yellow. They occur in the angles of leaves. Several occur together. The leaves and flowers have a bad smell especially during wet weather. The pods are 5-10 cm long by 2 cm across. They are flat and curved. The pods have easy to see veins.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
tree
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
|
| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
-
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| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
rhizobia
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
|
Environment
Plants naturally occur in clumps together along streams. They occur on loam soils and heavy clay soils. It is very drought and frost resistant. It suits hot arid areas. (Rainfall 22-28 cm and temperatures of over 23°C mean maximum.)
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The gum is eaten. (Due to fluoracetic acid the pods, seeds and leaves are poisonous including to stock.)
Cultivation
| Mode |
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
21
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
21 - 26
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| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
soaking
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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