Fabaceae FAMILY

Acacia paraneura

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The seed of many Acacia species, including this one, is edible and highly nutritious, and can be eaten safely as a fairly major part of the diet. Not all species are edible, however, and some can contain moderate levels of toxins[ 1295 Title Acacia in Australia: Ethnobotany and Potential Food Crop Publication Janick (ed.), Progress in new crops pp 228-236, (1996) ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. Author Lister P.R.; Holford P.; Haigh T.; Morrison D.A. Website https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1996/v3-toc.html Publisher ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. Year 1996 ISBN 0-9615027-3-8 Description ]. Especially when harvesting from the wild, especial care should be taken to ensure correct identification of any plants harvested for food[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ]. Especially in times of drought, many Acacia species can concentrate high levels of the toxin Hydrogen cyanide in their foliage, making them dangerous for herbivores to eat.

Botanical Description

Acacia paraneura is a graceful tree, often with pendulous foliage and an open, often wispy crown; it can grow around 4 - 10 metres tall[286.1298]. It can have one to several main trunks from the base[ 1298 Title Wattles of the Pilbara Publication Author Website http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/descriptions/pilbara/html/default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website with factsheets for the various Acacia species that grow in the Pilbara region of northwestern Western Australia ]. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, llike most members of this section of the genus, the mature plant does not have true leaves but has leaf-like flattened stems called phyllodes[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. It can be grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Western Australia, Northern Territory, northern South Australia, western New South Wales, southwestern Queensland

HabitatOpen woodland and scrub, grassy plains, often along streams and outwashes from hills, growing on sandy and gravelly soils and also on heavier loams[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 1298 Title Wattles of the Pilbara Publication Author Website http://worldwidewattle.com/speciesgallery/descriptions/pilbara/html/default.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A website with factsheets for the various Acacia species that grow in the Pilbara region of northwestern Western Australia ].