Detail
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Acacia cambagei
Gidgee,Stinking Gidgee
Notes

Uses: Small Acacia indigenous to north east corner of outback South Australia. Masses of yellow flowers March to July. The tree emits an unpleasant odour when wet. Timber makes and excellent fire wood and well as a material for fences. Indigenous people use this wood to make boomerangs.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

 
:LE: Lake Eyre   

 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-round Round
  • Height 5-8m
  • Spread 4-5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Fabaceae
  • Botanical Name Acacia cambagei
  • Common Name Gidgee,Stinking Gidgee
  • Origin SA
  • Habit Bushy
  • Landscape Desert dunes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Yellow
  • Flowering Time Winter
  • Foliage Grey-green
  • Flower Type Globular
  • Purpose Ornamental, Timber
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Seasonal Colour Winter
  • Trunk Furrowed
  • Form Medium Tree (Usually between 5m & 11m)