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Acacia murrayana
Also called Murray's Wattle, Colony Wattle, Sandplain Wattle
Acacia murrayana, commonly known as Murray's wattle, sandplain wattle, colony wattle, powder bark wattle or fire wattle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to arid areas in every mainland state of Australia except Victoria. It is a shrub or tree with linear to narrowly elliptic phyllodes, spherical heads of light to mid-golden yellow flowers, and narrowly oblong, papery pods prominently rounded over the seeds.
Murray's wattle is widespread in the arid zone, from Shark Bay and North West Cape in Western Australia, through the Northern Territory and South Australia to the western margin of the Great Divide near Mitchell in Queensland and Narrabri in New South Wales. It grows in sand on dunes, plains or along streams, in mulga or spinifex.
Most Acacia seeds are highly nutritious with an established history of traditional use by Aboriginal Australians. Because of this, Acacia species have been explored as a neglected and underutilized crop that could be used to improve food security in developing countries. A. murrayana has been suggested to be one of the most promising species for this purpose. Seeds contain around 26% protein, 26% carbohydrate, 32% fibre, and 9% fat and have a low glycaemic index.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acacia murrayana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
