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GREY MULGA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Grey Mulga
Description
The Grey Mulga is a dense, spreading, rounded shrub growing from 1 m to 3 m tall. The phyllodes are grey-green and flat with a length of about 3.5 cm and width of 1.5 cm. It blooms in winter and spring between July and November. The flowers are produced in clusters of two to five spherical bright yellow flower-heads from the leaf axils. The seed pods are dark brown, straight to slightly curved, about 7 cm long and 6 mm wide. The seeds are dark brown to black and are around 7 mm long and of 4 mm wide.
Habitat
grows in a variety of soils, and is often found in mallee habitat.
Distribution
The Grey Mulga is found in south eastern Australia, mainly in southern South Australia, northern parts of Victoria and central and western parts of New South Wales
Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 2 - 4
Spread (m): 1.5 - 4
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 250
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: winter, spring
(source: SA State Flora Catalog)
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | brachybotrya | | Common Name: | Grey Mulga |
Relatives in same Genus
Acacia acanthoclada
Acacia acinacea
Acacia acradenia
Acacia aculeatissima
Acacia alata
Acacia amblygona
Acacia amoena
Acacia aneura
Acacia aulacocarpa
Acacia auriculiformis
Acacia baileyana
Acacia beckleri
Acacia boormanii
Acacia brachystachya
Acacia buxifolia
Acacia caesiella
Acacia calamifolia
Acacia cardiophylla
Acacia chrysocephala
Acacia cognata
Acacia colei
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