Acacia georginae
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Acacia georginae is a perennial tree which is native to Australia. It has been introduced into the United States. Common names for it include Georgina gidgee, Georgina gidyea and poison gidyea. It grows to a height of 3-8m.[2]
Uses
Its uses include timber and fuel.[1] Primarily the seed pods can be extremely poisonous, since they may contain what are called organic fluoroacetates. Unfortunately, sheep and cattle sometimes are poisoned after grazing on the pods.[3]
References
- ^ a b ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ^ World Wide Wattle
- ^ Veterinary Education and Information Network Archived June 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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