Acacia kempeana commonly known as wanderrie wattle, witchetty bush or granite wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to a arid parts of central and western Australia. It is a spreading shrub or tree with furrowed, grey or brown bark, leathery narrowly elliptic to narrowly lance-shaped phyllodes with the narrower end towards the base, one or two dense spikes of bright golden yellow flowers and leathery, oblong to narrowly oblong pods.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Witchetty Bush 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.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Acacia
- Species
- Acacia kempeana
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo