Western Myall
Acacia papyrocarpa
Family Fabaceae
Whyalla's dominant arid-zone tree
About
A long-lived, drought-hardy acacia of South Australia's arid zone, described by SA National Parks as the most common tree at Whyalla Conservation Park, recognisable by its silver-grey foliage and dome-shaped canopy.
How to spot it
Fissured grey bark, dense spreading to rounded crown, straight flat grey-green phyllodes 4-12cm long, and yellow spherical flower clusters (20-25 flowers each) from August to November. Grows on low limestone rises and clay flats.
Documented on these trails
Found in
- Whyalla Conservation Park — Flinders Ranges & Outback SA hikes
Source: Acacia papyrocarpa — Wikipedia
Ted Johansen, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons