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HORSE MULGA FACTS |
Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License
Common Name
Horse Mulga
Other Names
Bowgada Wattle
Description
Horse Mulga is an erect, spreading shrub that grows to about 2 m to 6 m tall. The thick phyllodes are about 7 cm to 15 cm long and about 6 mm wide, with prominent veins along their length. Yellow flowers are produced intermittently throughout the year, mainly in cooler months, and often after heavy rains. The flower-spikes are 5 mm to 30 mm long and rod-like in shape. The seed pods grow are grey up to about 13 cm long and 1 cm in diameter. The pods hang downwards in groups resembling a horse tail. The seeds are oblong in shape and about 6 mm to 12 mm long.
Habitat
arid interior, rocky outcrops, mulga woodland
Distribution
Horse Mulga is native to the arid interior parts of Australia. It is found in southern Queensland, western New South Wales, the southern parts of the Northern Territory, northern and central South Australia and the central and mid-west regions of Western Australia.
Growth Characteristics
Height: 2m - 6m
Spread: 2m - 6m
Propagation
scarified seed
Wildlife Interest
attracts seed-eating birds
Classification
| Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Mimosaceae | | Genus: | Acacia | | Species: | ramulosa | | Common Name: | Horse Mulga |
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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