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Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Xerocladia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Xerocladia (dry branch, from the character of the growth). Leguminosae. One species, X. viridiramis, Taub. (X. Zeyheri, Harv. Acacia viridiramis, Burch.), of S. Afr., likely to be planted in warm dry regions in choice collections, differs from Acacia in having only 10 (rather than indefinite) stamens, powdery pollen, 5 free petals, and other technical characters. It is described as a small, dry, and very rigid bush 1-2 ft. high, with pale bark, spinous stipules, deciduous bipinnate lvs., and fls. 8-12 in nearly or quite sessile heads: petals oblong; filaments not much exceeding the petals; anthers with a very minute sessile gland: pod or legume semi-orbicular, indehiscent, 1-seeded, about 1/2 in. long, winged. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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