Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Acacia pendula

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 pendula is a tree with a rounded crown and pendulous branches; it can grow from 6 - 13 metres tall. It usually produces a single trunk, which can be 1 - 4 metres tall before branching to produce 2 - 4 ascending main stems[ 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. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. , 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. ]. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, llike 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 for local use as a source of materials. It can be used in soil stabilization projects and is grown as an ornamental. Acacia pendula is a widespread species common on medium to heavy dark riverine soils in New South Wales, Queensland and isolated subpopulations in South Australia and Victoria in Australia. It is also cultivated in other countries. 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeAustralia - Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia

HabitatMainly on floodplains in fertile alluvial clay (and red earth soils in the south of its range), sometimes dominant in woodland and open woodland; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 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. ][ 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. ].