Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Australia
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Acacia aneura, Corkwood
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
155
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40000
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Habitat
Scrubs, tussock grasslands, Upland savannas
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
550.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Root rot
wheat rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Eye irritation, Headache, Nose Irritation, Throat itching, Vomiting
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Sap, Seeds
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a dye, Wood is used fore making tools
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ACACIA aneura
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Mulga, True Mulga
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Mulga
Foxtail Barley
In German
Mulga
Mähnengerste
In French
Mulga
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Mulga
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
mulga
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Mulga
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Mulga
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Mulga
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Cyperales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Acacia
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hordeeae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
3030
1
27800
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