HEIGHT 16–33 ft (5–10 m)TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE Australia
This erect, spreading tree or shrub in rare cases reaches 56 ft (18 m) in height and is an exceedingly variable species with about ten varieties. It is long-lived and is such a prominent part of the Australian scrubland that areas in which it grows are referred to as “mulga country” or “mulga lands.” The tree is of economic importance as fodder for grazing animals. BARK Dark gray, fissured. LEAF Straight or slightly curved, highly variable in shape, narrow, bluegreen to gray-green, smooth or finely hairy. FLOWER Golden yellow, in stalked axillary, cylindrical spikes. FRUIT Flat, broad pod that is narrowly winged, ripening to brown.
