Acacia bidwillii
Benth.
Corkwood wattle
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(c) Jon Luly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Root
The roots of young trees are peeled, cooked, and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It requires a sunny position. Mostly it grows in the tropics but can grow in cooled places. It is most common in Northern Australia where high temperatures are common and a summer rainfall of 50 to 150 mm occurs.
Australia*,
How to Identify
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.
How to Grow
It is grown from seed. They need to be treated.
Production
Trees live for a long time.
Notes
There are about 1,350 Acacia species. Over 1,000 occur in Australia. Also as Mimosaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Waneu, Yadthor
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