Stats

Lifespan

30-50 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Arid woodland

Range

Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

The shoestring acacia is an evergreen tree found along Australian waterways. Its long, thin leaves can grow up to forty centimeters while remaining under one centimeter wide.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Acacia

Species

Acacia stenophylla