South West Slopes Revegetation Guide
Acacia stenophylla
Eumong
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Species Information
| Synonyms |
Racosperma stenophyllum |
| Common Names |
Eumong, River Cooba |
| Family |
Mimosaceae - Mimosa family. |
| Name Origin |
Meaning narrow leaves. |
Specimen Data - CSU 1573
| Location |
Wagga Agricultural Centre. NSW |
| Notes |
Grown specimen. Zone: Easting: Northing: |
| Collector |
Brown, Norma |
Date |
01/01/1986 |
| Determined By |
Kent, Kylie |
Date |
20/05/2000 |
South West Slopes Revegetation Guide Information
| Regional: |
Urana-Rand-Corowa region. |
| Australia: |
Qld, NSW, Vic, SA, WA, NT. |
| Habitat: |
Heavy clay soils adjacent to watercourses or margins of swamps or depressions. |
| Habit: |
Erect or spreading tree 4-10 m high. Fissured, dark grey-brown bark and angled or flattened branchlets. Open crown of long thin drooping 'leaves'. |
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| Site Preference: |
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| Characteristics: |
Hardy. Long-lived. Highly salt tolerant. |
| Flowering: |
Creamy yellow, Mar-Jul. Also sporadic. |
| Seed Collection: |
Oct-Dec. prolific woody pods. |
| Propagation: |
From scarified seed, cuttings or transplanting suckers. |
| Regeneration: |
Seeds spread during flood and can germinate and persist above normal river heights. Suckers freely. |
| Timber: |
Timber beautiful, high quality, very hard and close-grained. Takes fine polish and useful for furniture. |
| Shade and Shelter: |
Good low to medium level cover in windbreaks. |
| Land Protection: |
Useful for stabilising soil, where its suckering is an advantage. Legume improves soil fertility through 'fixing' nitrogen. |
| Wildlife: |
Useful habitat. Native birds and insects eat seed appendages. |
| Ornamental: |
Some trees ornamental for gardens and parks. |
| Other: |
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Note: The following information presented is only a guide, as plant characteristics vary depending on provenance (the plant's locality).
| Site/Preferred Habitat : |
watercourses, swamp edges & depressions |
| Rainfall(mm) : |
400 |
| Growth Rate : |
moderate |
| Tolerates : |
waterlogging; poor drainage; frost; salt |
| Resents : |
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| Uses & Comments : |
Windbreak; timber; fixes nitrogen; wildlife; ornamental. |
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