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Acacia karroo

Description
Life form	shrub, tree	Physiology	single stem, multi stem
Habit	erect, prostrate/procumbent/semi-erect	Category	forage/pasture, materials, medicinals & aromatic, environmental
Life span	perennial	Plant attributes	harvested from wild

Ecology
	Optimal		Absolute			Optimal	Absolute
	Min	Max	Min	Max	Soil depth	deep (>>150 cm)	medium (50-150 cm)
Temperat. requir.	19	33	12	40	Soil texture	heavy, medium	heavy, medium, light
Rainfall (annual)	400	1300	200	1500	Soil fertility	high	moderate
Latitude	12	10	33	35	Soil Al. tox
Altitude	---	---	-	1800	Soil salinity	medium (4-10 dS/m)	high (>10 dS/m))
Soil PH	6.5	8.5	4.5	9	Soil drainage	well (dry spells)	well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry)
Light intensity	clear skies	very bright	clear skies	very bright

Climate zone	tropical wet & dry (Aw), tropical wet (Ar), desert or arid (Bw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical humid (Cf), subtropical dry summer (Cs)	Photoperiod
Killing temp. during rest	-12	Killing temp. early growth	0
Abiotic toler.	fire, wind, drought, coastal salt spray, salt winds	Abiotic suscept.
Introduction risks.

Cultivation
			Min	Max
Product. system		Crop cycle	0	0
Cropping system	Subsystem	Companion species	Level of mechanization	Labour intensity

(at most All5102550100)

Uses
Main use	Detailed use	Used part
animal food (feed)		leaves
animal food (feed)		flowers
animal food (feed)		fruits
fuels	fuelwood	bark
material	timber wood	bark
material	dye/tannin	stems
medicinal	digestive system applications	stems
medicinal	digestive system applications	leaves
medicinal	sensory applications	roots
medicinal	genitourinary system applications	roots
medicinal	digestive system applications	roots
environmental	erosion control	entire plant
environmental	nitrogen fixation	roots
environmental	shade & shelter	entire plant