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Blackwood
Blackwood
Acacia melanoxylon
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100-150 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate rainforest
Range
Eastern Australia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This sturdy tree grows in the damp forests of eastern Australia. It produces phyllodes instead of true leaves to minimize water loss during dry spells.

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 melanoxylon