Rush-leaved Wattle

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Acacia juncifolia

Rush-leaved Wattle, a reference photo
Photo: Tony van Kampen · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Acacia juncifolia, commonly known as rush-leaf wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect or spreading, somewhat spindly shrub, with rigid, linear, thread-like phyllodes, spherical heads of pale yellow to deep buttercup flowers, and firmly papery to thinly leathery pods raised over the seeds.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Rush-leaved Wattle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Acacia
Species
Acacia juncifolia

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