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gray mulga
Scientific Name: Acacia brachybotrya
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Acacia brachybotrya (Grey Mulga)
Acacia brachybotrya, commonly known as Grey Mulga, is an Australian native plant species.
Considerations for Pets
- Some sources mention that the Grey Mulga has needle-like foliage. It is important to monitor pets around plants with sharp foliage that could cause injury.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Acacia brachybotrya Benth.
- Common Names: Grey Mulga, Grey Wattle
- Family: Mimosaceae (Mimosa family) or Fabaceae/Mimosaceae
- Name Origin: brachybotrya - from Greek brachys, short, and botrys.
- Synonyms: Racosperma brachystachyum (implied via Acacia brachystachya reference)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to South East Australia.
- Found in inland Australia.
- Specific locations mentioned: Mulga Rocks, Western Australia; Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
Morphological Characteristics
- Size: Can grow as a shrub up to 2m high or a small tree up to 3-6m (approximately 20 feet) high.
- Habit: Described as a deciduous tree.
- Leaves: Silver-gray, needle-like, or with phyllodes. Some sources describe leaves as imparipinnate.
- Flowers: Yellow, spike or rod-shaped, appearing in winter and spring.
Ecological Role
- Provides habitat for Grey Honeyeaters in mulga woodlands.
- Host for Grey mistletoe, Amyema quandang.
Quirky Facts
- Mulga is described as being a very hardy and adaptable flowering shrub.
- The tree is associated with the mulga snake (Pseudechis australis), also known as the king brown snake.