Acacia fimbriata, commonly known as fringed wattle, Brisbane golden wattle, or Brisbane wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the east coast of Australia. It is a shrub or tree with linear to narrowly oblong or narrowly lance-shaped phyllodes, spherical heads of bright golden yellow flowers and glabrous, firmly papery pods. It is the floral emblem of the city of Brisbane, Queensland.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Brisbane 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 fimbriata
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