Fabaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Acacia linearifolia

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 linearifolia is a shrub or a tree with a usually narrow crown; it usually grows around 10 metres tall, but can reach 14 metres in favourable sites. The bole is usually straight and can be 15 - 45cm in diameter[ 1301 Title Acacia Search; Evaluation of Acacia as a woody crop option for Southern Australia Publication Author Maslin B.R. & McDonald M.W. Publisher Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation; Western A Year 2004 ISBN 0642 58585 7 Description ]. 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. This species, however, often retains some true leaves on its lower branches[ 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 regarded as having good prospects as a crop plant for high volume wood production. It is often grown as an ornamental in Australia. Across the range of this species there has been historic land conversion from native forests to agricultural land. However, no specific threats have been identified, the species is found in some protected areas and it also has a large range It 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

Native RangeAustralia - southeastern New South Wales

HabitatTemperate forests, where it grows commonly in colluvial sand on lower slopes of sandstone hills; growing at elevations up to 650 metres[ 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. , 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. ].