Acacia glaucocarpa

Botanical Description

Acacia glaucocarpa is a shrub or a tree that can grow from 2.5 - 10 metres tall, usually with a single stem[ 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. , 1300 Title Australian Trees and Shrubs: Species for Land Rehabilitation and Farm Planting in the Tropics Publication Author Doran J.C.; Turnbull J.W. (Editors) Publisher Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Canbe Year 1997 ISBN 1-86320-127-0 Description A very informative book, rich in information about the uses, cultivation needs and very much more for over 160 species of Australian trees and shrubs. ]. Unlike most of the Australian Acacias, this species retains its true leaves into maturity and does not develop phyllodes. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of tannins. Acacia glaucocarpa has a wide distribution in open forest or woodland; it is known to occur within protected areas; its seeds are banked as a conservation measure; and it is known from many localities. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].