Characteristics
A bushy shrub. It grows 0.2-1 m high and spreads 0.5-1.5 m wide. It spreads by suckers. The stems are branched and hairy. The leaves have 1-3 leaflets. The leaflets are 2-5 cm long by 0.5-2 cm wide. They are oval, blunt and silvery grey. The flowering clusters are 10-15 cm long and loose. The flowers are 1-1.5 cm long and yellow. The fruit is a pod 2-3 cm long. It is inflated and silvery grey.
| Life form |
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| Growth form |
shrub
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
0.5 - 1.5
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.35 - 1.0
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
rhizobia
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
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Environment
It grows on sand hills and flood plains along inland streams in Australia. It suits arid and warm inland areas. It can grow in arid places.
| 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
| Uses |
medicinal
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| Edible
|
gums
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| Therapeutic use
|
-
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| Human toxicity |
-
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| Animal toxicity |
-
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seed, root cuttings or suckers. It can spread by suckers and be cut back to regrow.
| Mode |
seedlings
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| Germination duration (days) |
21 - 30
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
18 - 23
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| 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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