Acacia stenophylla


Acacia stenophylla, the shoestring acacia, is an evergreen tree in the family Fabaceae native to Australia

Description

Acacia stenophylla is a fast-growing tree, that grows to tall. The form is upright with decumbent or weeping branches and foliage. The leaves are gray to gray-green, narrow and long.
Acacia stenophylla has medium salt and frost tolerance. The average minimum annual rainfall that the tree needs is around per year. It is not listed as a threatened species.

Common names

Common names used in Australia include Balkura, Belalie, Black Wattle, Dalby Myall, Dalby Wattle, Dunthy, Eumong, Gooralee, Gurley, Ironwood, Munumula, Native Willow, River Cooba, River Cooba, and River Myall.

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the Greek stenos and phyllon to give “with narrow leaves”.

Uses

The plant is said to contain medicinal alkaloids.
Acacia stenophylla is widely planted as a drought tolerant and decumbent ornamental tree. It is cultivated by plant nurseries, and used in modernist gardens and in public landscapes in the Southwestern United States and California.

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