Fabaceae FAMILY

Acacia sclerosperma

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Especially in times of drought, many Acacia species can concentrate high levels of the toxin Hydrogen cyanide in their foliage, making them dangerous for herbivores to eat.

Botanical Description

Acacia sclerosperma is a dense, commonly rounded shrub or tree mostly growing up to 4 metres tall and around 4 metres wide[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, like most members of this section of the genus, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a source of tannins. It can be grown as a shelterbelt in coastal areas.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - western Western Australia

HabitatSand, sandy loam and stony, sometimes calcareous soils, in open scrub, associated with chenopods or hummock grassland[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. Scrub, shrubland and riparian woodland, on coastal dunes, along creeks and flood plains in sand, limestone, loam and clay[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ].