Sail-boat Wattle

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Acacia divergens

Sail-boat Wattle, a reference photo
Photo: Sue Jaggar · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Acacia divergens is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is diffuse, open and spreading, spiny shrub with long, arching branches, Δ-shaped to triangular, sharply pointed phyllodes with the narrower end towards the base, spherical heads of cream-coloured to pale yellow flowers and linear, curved or twisted pods.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sail-boat 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 divergens

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