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BRIGALOW
Acacia harpopylla
Plant Family
Mimosaceae
Alternative Common Names
Bricklow, orkor, brigaloe.
Tree 10m to 25 metres high, the bark on the trunk black and furrowed.
Leaves - silvery-grey, cured, 8-20cm long, 10-20cm broad, with about 7 prominent veins.
Flowers - bright golden-yellow, in globular heads 6-7mm diameter which are clustered on a common stalk in the leaf axils.
Pods - 5-10cm long, about 6mm wide, sometimes curved striated longitudinally.
Flowering spring particularly when seasons have been wet and a very distinctive smell after rain.
Habitat
Frequently forms and dominates dense scrubs on fertile clay and loamy soils.
7, 9, 10, 20
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