4. Mulga

Acacia aneura

NON-INDIGENOUS USE:

stock fodder, fencing, to produce charcoal, bullock yokes and souvenirs.

INDIGENOUS USE:

boomerangs, digging sticks, spears, shields and the seed was used to make a flour.

DESCRIPTION:

Common shrub or tree up to 8m high

BARK:

Dark Fissured.

LEAVES:

Thin greyish-blue leaves varying in shape and size, 3-7cm long with downy covering.

FLOWERS:

Bright yellow. Protection from erosion. High in crude protein but low in phosphorus so supplementary mineral blocks need to be fed to stock.