Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)

Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Brown, Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Spreading or horizontal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Rich in pollen, they are often used in fritters. — Flowers - cooked.; Rich in pollen, they are often used in fritters.; The flowers have a penetrating scent.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet forests on good soils up to the montane zone. Usually an under-storey tree in Eucalyptus forests. (Zone 9)