Acacia bivenosa
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Dune wattle, Umbrella wattle, Small cooba
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAcacia bivenosa, commonly known as two-nerved wattle, two-veined wattle, hill umbrella bush, dune wattle or Cable Beach wattle is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to northern Australia. It is a bushy, rounded or spreading shrub with narrowly elliptic, oblong or egg-shaped to lance-shaped phyllodes, rich golden-yellow flowers in spherical heads, and erect, crust-like to more or less woody pods up to 80 mm (3.1 in) long. Other names for this species are derived from several Indigenous languages.
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. There are prickles along the stem. The leaves are twice divided and there are 8-18 pairs of pinnae. There are up to 50 pairs of pinnules on each pinnae. The flowers are yellow. They are in large clusters at the ends of branches. The pods are flattened.
Edible Uses
The bush can be heavily grazed by stock, especially as a seedling. Indigenous Australians used to find edible grubs from around the roots. It is often used in land rehabilitation as a primary colonizer.
Traditional Uses
The seeds have been eaten raw.
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Distribution
A temperate plant. It grows in alkaline well drained sands. It prefers open sunny positions. It is drought and frost resistant.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Cultivation
It can be grown from seed. The seed need to have the hard seed coat broken. Normally this is by putting the seeds in very hot water and letting the water cool down overnight then planting the seeds immediately.
Notes
There are about 1,350 Acacia species. Over 1,000 occur in Australia. Also as Mimosaceae.
Also Known As
Cable Beach Wattle
References (8)
- Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 10
- Elliot, W.R., & Jones, D.L., 1982, Encyclopedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation. Vol 2. Lothian. p 23
- Kenneally, K.E., Edinger, D. C., and Willing T., 1996, Broome and Beyond, Plants and People of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley, Western Australia. Department of Conservation and Land Management. p 129
- Paczkowska, G . & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 300
- Pennock, A., et al, Australian Dry-zone Acacias for Human Food: Proceedings of a Workshop.
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- Prodr. 2:452. 1825
- Wheeler, J.R.(ed.), 1992, Flora of the Kimberley Region. CALM, Western Australian Herbarium, p 295
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
