Fabaceae FAMILY

Acacia dictyophleba

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 dictyophleba is a spreading to rounded shrub, sparingly branched at or near ground level; it can grow 1 - 4 metres tall[ 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 ]. Although it produces true leaves as a seedling, like 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, medicine and source of fuel. It can be grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeAustralia - Western Australia, southern Northern Territort, northern South Australia, southwestern Queensland

HabitatTall, open shrubland or open low woodland with various acacias and eucalypts, usually with spinifex; growing mainly in deep red or red-brown siliceous sand, on dunes or interdunal areas; sometimes found on shallow stony soils[ 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 ].