Acacia tenuissima

Acacia tenuissima, commonly known as narrow-leaved wattle,[1] broom

wattle,[1] minyana,[2] slender mulga[3] or slender wattle,[4] is a shrub
Acacia tenuissima
belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Juliflorae endemic to temperate
and tropical areas[2] of Australia. Indigenous Australians the Kurrama peoples
know the plant as Janangungu and the Banyjima know it as Murruthurru.[1]

Contents
Description
Taxonomy
Distribution
A. tenuissima habitat
Cultivation and uses
See also Scientific classification
References Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Description Clade: Eudicots

The slender and erect shrub typically grows to a height of 1 to 3 metres (3 to Clade: Rosids
10 ft)[5] although it can reach up to 4 m (13 ft) and can possess multiple stems. It Order: Fabales
has few to many slender and spreading to erect stems growing from ground level
Family: Fabaceae
producing an open or dense crown. Smooth grey bark at the base with pale brown
to dull reddish on the upper branches. The dull grey-green terete phyllodes are Clade: Mimosoideae
quite slender with a length of 6 to 17 centimetres (2 to 7 in) and a width of 0.7 to
Genus: Acacia
1.3 millimetres (0.03 to 0.05 in) and have numerous fine parallel longitudinal
nerves.[1] It blooms from April to August producing yellow flowers.[5] The Species: A. tenuissima
simple racemose inflorescences are not prolific. They appear singly within the Binomial name
axils of the phyllodes. The flower-spikes are 5 to 15 mm (0.20 to 0.59 in) in
Acacia tenuissima
length and are densely flowered with pale yellow to light golden coloured
F.Muell.
flowers. Following flowering greyish-brown straight to moderately curved seed
pods form that can become irregularly twisted or coiled[1] and scaly with age.[6]
The pods are up to about 9 cm (4 in) in length and contain shiny dark brown[1] to
black[6] seeds that are 2.5 to 4 mm (0.10 to 0.16 in) in length with a width of around
2 mm (0.08 in). The seeds are relatively large and have an orange-to-yellow aril that
are found to attract birds. Mature seeds are formed between September and
November.[1]

The shrub resembles Acacia orthocarpa and is also similar to Acacia exilis and
Acacia macdonnelliensissubsp. teretifolia.[6]

Acacia tenuissima flower

Taxonomy
The species was first formally described by the botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in
1859 as part of the work Contributiones ad Acaciarum Australiae Cognitionem as
published in the Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany. It was
reclassified in 1987 by Leslie Pedley as Racosperma tenuissimum then transferred
back to the Acacia genus in 2006. Other synonyms include; Acacia luerssenii,
Acacia pityoides, Acacia xylocarpa var. tenuissima and Acacia xylocarpa var.
xylocarpa.[7]

The species name is taken from Latin words tenuis meaning thin and -issimus
meaning very, which refers to the slender, terete foliage that is characteristic of the
plant.[1]

A. tenuissima is sometimes found with and is closely related to Acacia adsurgens,

and is also related to Acacia exilis.[1]

Distribution Acacia tenuissima foliage

It is native to arid areas of inland Australia. In South Australia it is found in northern
western parts with a small population also centred around Lake Eyre in the east.[4] It
is found through much of the central and southern parts of the Northern Territory
and in central Queensland. It also has a scattered distribution through the Kimberley
and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.[5] It is often found along ephemeral
watercourses, on low undulating country, along rocky slopes and on stabilized inland
dunes and spinifex plains. It can grow in sandy, loamy, clay and rocky soils.[1] It is
usually part of Eucalyptus woodland communities and is often withspinifex.[2]

Cultivation and uses

Seeds for the plant are commercially available[8][9] and can be used in gardens as an
attractive slender shrub for arid areas that are good bird attractors.[1] To grow well a
sunny position in well drained soil is required.[10] Seeds need scarification[2] or hot
water treatment prior to planting.[3] The seeds were collected by Indigenous
Australians from the Pilbara region to be eaten and used in the making ofdamper.[1]
Acacia tenuissima in shrubland

See also
List of Acacia species

References
1. "Factsheet Acacia tenuissima" (http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/descriptions/pilbara/html/tenuissima.htm)
.
Wattles of the Pilbara. Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "Acacia tenuissima F.Muell" (https://apps.lucidcentral.org/wattle/text/entities/acacia_tenuissima.htm)
. Wattle –
Acacias of Australia. Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
3. "Acacia tenuissima Slender Mulga" (https://www.nindethana.net.au/Product-Detail.aspx?p=307). Nindethana
Australian Seeds. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
4. "Acacia tenuissima (Leguminosae) Slender Wattle" (http://saseedbank.com.au/species_information.php?rid=234)
.
Seeds of South Australia. South Australian Seed Conservation Centre. 2018
. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
5. "Acacia tenuissima" (http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/3573). FloraBase. Western Australian
Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
 6. "Acacia tenuissima" (http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/tenuissima.php)
. World Wide Wattle. Western
Australian Herbarium. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
7. "Acacia tenuissima F.Muell" (https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2894202#names).
Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
8. "Seeds of Native Plants of the Monsoon Tropics of Northen Australia"(http://www.topendseeds.com.au/pricelist). Top
End Seeds. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
9. "Pilbara species list" (http://www.kimseed.com.au/Seeds/Pilbara%20Species%20List.pdf)(PDF). Kimseed. Retrieved
7 October 2018.
10. Ken Fern (2014). "Acacia tenuissima F.Muell. Fabaceae" (http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Acacia+ten
uissima). Useful Tropical Plants. Retrieved 7 October 2018.

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