Acacia georginae
Encyclopedia
Acacia georginae is a perennial tree which is native to Australia
and which has been introduced into the United States
. Common names for it include Georgina Gidgee, Georgina Gidyea and Poison Gidyea. It grows to a height of 3-8m.
Primarily the seed pods can be extremely poison
ous, since they may contain what are called organic
fluoroacetates. Unfortunately, sheep and cattle
sometimes are poisoned after grazing on the pods.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and which has been introduced into the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Common names for it include Georgina Gidgee, Georgina Gidyea and Poison Gidyea. It grows to a height of 3-8m.
Uses
Its uses include timber and fuel.Primarily the seed pods can be extremely poison
Poison
In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....
ous, since they may contain what are called organic
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
fluoroacetates. Unfortunately, sheep and cattle
Cattle
Cattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
sometimes are poisoned after grazing on the pods.