Kingdom Plantae Family Fabaceae Scientific name Acacia georginae | Order Fabales Genus Acacia Rank Species | |
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Similar Acacia complanata, Acacia beauverdiana, Acacia alpina, Acacia colei, Acacia penninervis | ||
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.
Uses
Its uses include timber and fuel. 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.
References
Acacia georginae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA