Acacia tetragonophylla (Dead Finish)

Acacia tetragonophylla, Geelong Botanic Gardens, Victoria, Australia

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DEAD FINISH FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia tetragonophylla in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
Dead Finish

Other Names
Kurara

Description
Dead Finish is a tall shrub or small tree with needle-like phyllodes about 3cm long. It has yellow ball shaped flowers. Seed pods are papery and about 8cm long.

Habitat
floodplains, watercourses in arid and semi-arid areas

Distribution
South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory,

Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 5m
Spread: 4m - 6m

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
good bird refuge plant

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Mimosaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	tetragonophylla
Common Name:	Dead Finish

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  Acacia acanthoclada
  Acacia acinacea
  Acacia acradenia
  Acacia aculeatissima
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  Acacia amoena
  Acacia aneura
  Acacia aulacocarpa
  Acacia auriculiformis
  Acacia baileyana
  Acacia beckleri
  Acacia boormanii
  Acacia brachybotrya
  Acacia brachystachya
  Acacia buxifolia
  Acacia caesiella
  Acacia calamifolia
  Acacia cardiophylla
  Acacia chrysocephala
  Acacia cognata
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