Common name: Coastal Wattle
Family: Fabaceae
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Country of Origin: southeastern Australia - Queensland to Tasmania
Description: Salt and drought tolerant shrub with yellow flowers in late winter; can withstand mild frost. Seeds are edible roasted, or used to make flour.
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Source: Cheri Collins - seeds from Tasmania
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Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid I
- Order: Fabales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fabaceae
- SubFamily: Mimosoideae
- Tribe: Acacieae
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References:
- Australian Native Plants Society
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
- Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Wednesday, January 04, 2017.
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