Acacia cultriformis

Taxobox

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name = Knife-leaf Wattle
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. cultriformis"
binomial = "Acacia cultriformis"
binomial_authority = A. Cunn. "ex" G. Don
range_

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range_map_caption = Range of "Acacia cultriformis"
synonyms =
* "Acacia cultriformis" G. Don var. "albicans" Chopinet
* "Acacia cultriformis" G. Don var. "glaucescens" Chopinet
* "Acacia glaucifolia" Meissner
* "Acacia glaucophylla" F. Cels
* "Acacia papuliformis" Loudon
* "Acacia scapuliformis" G. Don
* "Racosperma cultriforme" (G. Don)cite web
url=http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?sciname=Acacia+cultriformis
title=Acacia cultriformis - ILDIS LegumeWeb
publisher=www.ildis.org
accessdate=2008-05-18
last=
first=]

The Knife-leaf Wattle ("Acacia cultriformis"), also known as the Dogtooth Wattle, Half-moon Wattle or Golden-glow Wattle, is a perennial tree or shrub of the genus "Acacia" native to Australia. It is also found in Asia, Africa, North America, New Zealand and South America. "Acacia cultriformis" grows to a height of about 2-3 m. [ [http://asgap.org.au/a-cul.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants (ASGAP)] ]

Uses

"A. cultriformis" is used as cut flowers. [ [http://asgap.org.au/APOL4/dec96-2.html Australian Plants as Cut Flowers] ] The flowers are edible and they are an ingredient used in some fritters. Yellow dye is extracted from the flowers and green dye is extracted from the seed pods. Since the plant has many thorns, it is used as a protective hedge. [cite web
url=http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Acacia+cultriformis
title=Acacia cultriformis - Plants For A Future database report
publisher=www.pfaf.org
accessdate=2008-05-18
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Gallery

References

External links

* [http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&gbv=1&q=%22Acacia+cultriformis%27%27&btnG=Search+Images "Acacia cultriformis" (Google Images)]
* [http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/mount_tomah_botanic_garden/garden_features/blooming_calendar/Acacia_cultriformis "Acacia cultriformis" (Botanic Gardens Trust)]
* [http://scisun.nybg.org:8890/searchdb/owa/wwwcatalog.detail_list?this_id=4361551 "Acacia cultriformis" (The New York Botanical Garden)]