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10 unusual facts about acacia aneura


Beaked gecko

The habitat may be sand hills or plains, often associated with Triodia, and country such as mallee and mulga.

Bowra Sanctuary

Bowra is characterised by Mulga communities, mixed with Poplar Box and bloodwoods, on the scarp and ridges in the north of the property.

Gunbarrel Highway

An interruption occurred after about 35km when the grader's blade mounting bolts were snapped after hitting a submerged Mulga tree root.

Mulga apple

The mulga apple is in fact a combination of plant and animal; the insect gall grows inside the wood of the mulga tree (Acacia aneura).

Mulga Bill's Bicycle

Mulga is a very common species of Acacia that predominates the interior regions of the Australian bush, and colloquially, it is an alternative term for the Bush itself or wilderness regions, for example ‘up the mulga’.

Mulga dragon

This provides an excellent camouflage on mulga trees, its usual habitat, it is also found beneath mulga leaf litter.

North West Coastal Highway

Bridges span many creeks and rivers, which from the distance can be spotted by stands of eucalyptus which grow along their courses towering above the surrounding spinifex and mulga plants.

Rabbit-proof fence

Others used were mulga, wodjil, pine, and Tea tree, based on where it could be found close to where the fence was to be built.

South West Queensland

Mulga is a shrub or small tree native to arid outback Australia which has developed extensive adaptations to the dry conditions.

Wingellina, Western Australia

Surrounded by large granite hills with mulga and mallee country, the community maintains many traditional activities such as hunting and gathering bush tucker as well as making many carved wooden artefacts.


Eucalyptus populnea

populnea commonly forms stands with other species such as mulga and Eremophila mitchellii.