Acacia stenophylla

Acacia stenophylla varies in characteristic and size from a rounded, multi-stemmed shrub to a spreading tree. A. stenophylla grows from tall, Bark is dark-grey to blackish and rough, branchlets are smooth to sericeous and sometimes angular. The racemes are 3– to 5-headed, with stems long, which are slightly rough or with appressed minute hairs. The average minimum annual rainfall that the tree needs is around per year. == Reproduction and dispersal ==

Acacia stenophylla normally flowers from March to August, although it can flower irregularly throughout the year. Seed pods turn woody as they mature from October to December and produce approximately 6–12 viable seeds/g. After major floods, seedlings can often be present along the flood-line, but only a very small proportion of these persist. == Taxonomy ==

Acacia stenophylla belongs to the genus Acacia, comprising 1200 species worldwide. 900 of these species are endemic to Australia. == Common names ==

Common names used in Australia include Balkura, Belalie, black wattle, Dalby myall, Dalby wattle, Dunthy, Eumong, Gooralee, Gurley, ironwood, Munumula, native willow, river cooba, and river myall. ==Etymology==

The specific epithet is derived from the Greek stenos (narrow) and phyllon (leaf), meaning 'with narrow leaves'. == Distribution ==

Acacia stenophylla is predominantly distributed in central and eastern Australia. A. stenophylla is found from the Murray River in South Australia and Victoria through western New South Wales, Northern Territory, and Queensland, with a small population also occurring in Western Australia. It mainly occurs from latitude 23° to 33° S with a range from 17° to 36°S. In altitude, it mainly occurs between 50 and 325 m ASL with a range from near sea level to 625 m. == Ecology ==

Climate Acacia stenophylla is most commonly found in a warm arid climatic zone. Utilisation and uses Acacia stenophylla is rarely utilised by cattle, but it is palatable to sheep. Seeds and pods of A. stenophylla were roasted and used by Indigenous Australians as a food source. The plant is said to contain medicinal alkaloids. A. stenophylla is widely planted as a drought tolerant and decumbent ornamental tree. It is cultivated by plant nurseries, and used in modernist gardens and in public landscapes in the Southwestern United States and California. ==Gallery==

Image:River Cooba - Acacia stenophylla in Macquarie Marshes 01.jpg|Acacia stenophylla, Macquarie Marshes Image:Acacia-stenophylla-bark.jpg|Bark Image:Acacia stenophylla PB200821.jpg|Seed pods, south of Moree ==References==