Ear-Pod Wattle (Acacia auriculiformis)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

A useful agroforestry plant with minor edible uses. It can grow to 20m and has a dense round crown. A crooked, gnarly tree good for shade. A rough hard bark grayish green in colour on a 50cm diameter trunk. Sickle shaped shiny dark green leaves 10-20cm long taper to a blunt tip and are 1.5 – 3.5 cm wide. Three main veins are prominent. Flowers are dull golden/yellow rods occurring in pairs. Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Gum, Seeds - oil. The gum is eaten in Australia. — Gum, Seeds - oil.; The gum is eaten in Australia.

Habitat & North American Range

A riparian species, ringing perennial rivers and semi-perennial creeks, and tending to form discontinuous populations along drainage systems. Savannahs, woodlands, swamp edges, coastal savannas, grasslands, monsoon forests and regrowth. (Zone 10)