Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd.
Sydney golden wattle, long-leaved wattle, acacia trinervis, aroma doble, golden wattle, coast wattle, sallow wattle
Sydney golden wattle is an acacia native to portions of extreme southeastern Australia. It has become invasive in other parts of Australia (Victoria, New South Wales), New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Portugal and Brazil. It is classified as a potential invasive in California.
Plants: Plants occur as bushy shrubs or erect trees up to 26′ (8 m) high, growing very rapidly.
Leaves: Dark green, oblong-lanceolate, leathery and straplike, with two or three prominent parallel veins. Each leaf is 2–6″ (6–15 cm) long, ¼–1¼″ (8–35 mm) wide, blunt or pointed at the far end, and tapered at the base.
Flowers: Striking, bright yellow flowers occur in cylindrical spikes 1½–2″ (3.8–5 cm) long and ¼–⅜″ (6.3–9.5 mm) wide.
Fruits: This pea family plant sports brown pods 1¾–4 ⨉ ⅛–3/16″ (5–10 cm ⨉ 4–6 mm), straight or somewhat curved.
Edibility: 
Incidences of stock poisoning may be due to
cyanides in the leaves, so this should be considered poisonous.
Habitats: Widespread in eastern and southern Australia from southeast Queensland to southeastern South Australia, in coastal locations.
Online References:
Acacia latifolia hort.
2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California 
2/26/2010 · San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fabales | Legumes (pea and bean families) |
| Family | Fabaceae | Legume family (peas and beans) |
| Genus | Acacia | Thorny shrubs or trees |
| Species | longifolia | “Long leaf” |
Acacia longifolia description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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