Vanilla-scented wattle

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Acacia redolens

Vanilla-scented wattle, a reference photo
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Acacia redolens, commonly known as bank catclaw, prostrate acacia, or desert carpet, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Vanilla-scented 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 redolens

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