Needle wattle
Acacia rigens

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.

Where it is found

It is a warm temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia

How it is used for food

The seeds are ground into flour and used to make damper.

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Acacia chordophylla Benth.; Racosperma rigens (G. Don) Pedley;