Acacia georginae


Acacia georginae is a perennial tree which is native to Australia. It 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.
Georgina gidgee woodlands have a patchy but widespread distribution in central Australia and are considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems.

Uses

Its uses include timber and fuel.
Primarily the seed pods can be extremely poisonous, since they may contain what are called organic fluoroacetates. Unfortunately, sheep and cattle sometimes are poisoned after grazing on the pods.