Acacia georginae
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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Acacia |
| Species: | A. georginae |
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Georgina gidgee woodlands have a patchy but widespread distribution in central Australia and are considered Vulnerable (VU) according to the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ILDIS LegumeWeb
- World Wide Wattle
- Wardle, Glenda M.; Greenville, Aaron C.; Frank, Anke S. K.; Tischler, Max; Emery, Nathan J.; Dickman, Chris R. (2015). "Ecosystem risk assessment of Georgina gidgee woodlands in central Australia". Austral Ecology. 40 (4): 444–459. doi:10.1111/aec.12265. ISSN 1442-9985.
- Veterinary Education and Information Network Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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