Sunshine wattle
Acacia terminalis

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. Listed as Acacia maritima by Noetling, F., 1910, The Food of the Tasmanian Aborigines. Pap. & Proc. Roy Soc. Tasmania p 292 - probably incorrectly. Also as Mimosaceae.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. Arboretum Tasmania.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin), Tasmania

How it is used for food

It has seeds which are eaten.

Edible parts

Seeds

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Acacia botrycephala (Vent.) Desf.; Acacia discolor (Andrews) Willd.; Acacia discolor var. glabra Benth.; Acacia discolor var. maritima (Benth.) Hook.f.; Acacia maritima Benth.. Mimosa botrycephala Vent.; Mimosa discolor Andrews; Mimosa terminalis Salisb.; Acacia paniculata (H.L. Wendl.) J. F. Macbr.; and others