Acacia stenophylla (River Cooba)

Acacia stenophylla at the Ethel M Botanical Cactus Garden, Las Vegas, Nevada

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Acacia stenophylla flowers and foliage

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Acacia stenophylla seed pods

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Growth Characteristics information is sourced from: State Flora Catalog, Government of South Australia Licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license.

RIVER COOBA FACTS

distribution map showing range of Acacia stenophylla in Australia

Map is from The Atlas of Living Australia web site, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License

Common Name
River Cooba

Other Names
Shoestring Acacia, Black Wattle, Dalby Myall, Dalby Wattle, Dunthy, Eumong, Gooralee, Gurley, Ironwood, Native Willow, River Myall

Description
River Cooba is a bushy tree with drooping branches and foliage, that grows 4 m to 10 m tall (sometimes more). The grey-green phyllodes are long and narrow, growing 14 cm to 40 cm long and up to 7 mm wide. Cream yellow flowers are produced mainly in winter and spring. The flower heads are spherical and 6 mm to 9 mm in diameter. Seed pods grow 10 cm to 26 cm long and about 8 mm to 12 mm wide.

Habitat
along watercourses in arid interior

Distribution
River Cooba is found in inland arid areas eastern of Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, north west Victoria, eastern South Australia.

Growth Characteristics
Height (m): 5 - 15
Spread (m): 3 - 6
Soil Texture: sand, loam, clay, limestone
Soil pH: acid soils, neutral soils, alkaliine soils
Frost Sensitivity: resistant
Minimum Rainfall (mm): 250
Flower Colour: yellow
Flower Season: frequent

(source: SA State Flora Catalog)

Propagation
scarified seed

Wildlife Interest
attracts birds

Classification

Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Mimosaceae
Genus:	Acacia
Species:	stenophylla
Common Name:	River Cooba

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