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BLACKWOOD FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Blackwood
Other Names
Australian Blackwood, Hickory, Mudgerabah, Tasmanian Blackwood, Blackwood Acacia
Description
Blackwood is a tree that grows about 6 m to 30 m tall, although some plants are smaller shrubs. The phyllodes are long and narrow, and sometimes sickle shaped, growing 4 cm to 16 cm long and 6 mm to 30 mm wide. The flower clusters usually have three globular flower heads, with each flower head about 6 mm in diameter. The flowers are pale yellow to white, and appear from July to December. The seed pods are curved ort twisted, and grow to 15 cm long and up to 8 mm wide. The seeds are glossy black and elliptical, up to 5 mm long.
Habitat
wet sclerophyll forest, rainforest, forested wetlands
Distribution
Blackwood is found in eastern Queensland, eastern New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, south east South Australia, south west Western Aristotelian.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 8m - 15m
Spread: 4m - 8m
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating and insect-eating birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | melanoxylon | | Common Name: | Blackwood |
Relatives in same Genus
Acacia acanthoclada
Acacia acinacea
Acacia acradenia
Acacia aculeatissima
Acacia alata
Acacia amblygona
Acacia amoena
Acacia aneura
Acacia aulacocarpa
Acacia auriculiformis
Acacia baileyana
Acacia beckleri
Acacia boormanii
Acacia brachybotrya
Acacia brachystachya
Acacia buxifolia
Acacia caesiella
Acacia calamifolia
Acacia cardiophylla
Acacia chrysocephala
Acacia cognata
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