Plants of
South Australia
Acacia brachystachya
Fabaceae
Umbrella Mulga,
Turpentine Mulga
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 5

Prior names

Acacia aneura var. brachystachya

Acacia aneura var. stenocarpa

Acacia cibaria

Common names

Umbrella Mulga

Turpentine Mulga

Etymology

Acacia from the Greek 'akakia' and derived from 'ake' or 'akis 'meaning a sharp point or thorn and 'akazo' meaning to sharpen. Dioscorides, the Greek physician and botanist used the word in the 1st century AD for the Egyptian thorn tree, Acacia Arabica. Brachystachya from the Greek 'brachys' meaning short and 'stachys' meaning a spike, referring to the short male inflorescences.

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula
NRM regions: Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, South Australian Arid Lands
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)