Acacia georginae
| Acacia georginae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. georginae |
| Binomial name | |
| Acacia georginae Bailey | |
| Synonyms | |
Acacia georginae is a perennial tree which is native to Australia. It has been introduced into the United States. Common names for it include Georgina gidgee, Georgina gidyea and poison gidyea. It grows to a height of 3-8m.[2]
Uses
Its uses include timber and fuel.[1] Primarily the seed pods can be extremely poisonous, since they may contain what are called organic fluoroacetates. Unfortunately, sheep and cattle sometimes are poisoned after grazing on the pods.[3]
References
- 1 2 ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ↑ World Wide Wattle
- ↑ Veterinary Education and Information Network Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
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