Mount Conner wattle
Acacia ammobia

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

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.

There are about 1,350 Acacia species. Over 1,000 occur in Australia. Also as Mimosaceae.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows on sand dunes in hot arid sites. It occurs in Central Australia. It grows in a warm arid climate with hot summers and cool winters.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

The seeds are cooked and eaten.

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed. The hard seed coat needs to be broken.

Its other names

Local names

Utalpara

Synonyms

Racospermum ammobium (Maconochie) Pedley;