Acacia flexicaulis
Benth.
FabaceaeSeeds/Nuts
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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO-V)
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO-V)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Seeds
Seeds are boiled and eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, Texas, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
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.
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
