Acacia flexicaulis
Benth.
Fabaceae Edible: Seeds
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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO-V)
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
Seeds are boiled and eaten.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are boiled and eaten.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, Texas, USA,
Notes
There are about 1,350 Acacia species. Over 1,000 occur in Australia. Also as Mimosaceae.
References (4)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 4
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 19
- London J. Bot. 1:505. 1842
- Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 88
