Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendl.

Orange wattle (en), Mimosa à feuilles de Saule (fr), Mimosa à feuilles bleues (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Acacia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-10

Usage

Uses animal food dye environmental use erosion control fixation of sand dunes fodder food food additive forage fuel fuelwood material tanning wood
Edible barks flowers seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 20 - 32
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Acacia saligna habit picture by Mark Jackson (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna habit picture by Mark Jackson (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna habit picture by Fernandez Cusachs Marc (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Acacia saligna leaf picture by agal (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna leaf picture by Pablo (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna leaf picture by Sylvie Moyroud (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Acacia saligna flower picture by Gabi Holm (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna flower picture by smart74 (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna flower picture by agal (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Acacia saligna fruit picture by Fregenal Mary Lola (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Acacia saligna fruit picture by ofirmgr (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Acacia saligna world distribution map, present in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Cyprus, Ethiopia, France, Greece, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mozambique, Mauritius, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, United Republic of, United States of America, Viet Nam, Yemen, South Africa, and Zambia

Conservation status

Acacia saligna threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:470106-1
WFO ID wfo-0000210801
COL ID 64BRL
BDTFX ID 111
INPN ID 79710
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Racosperma salignum Acacia lindleyi Acacia bracteata Acacia cyanophylla Mimosa saligna Acacia saligna