FAMILY: MIMOSACEAE
 BOTANICAL NAME:  Acacia Fimbriata

INDIGENOUS NAME:

COMMON NAME: Brisbane Wattle

Researcher: _Shaylene Stark__________ DATE: ____24^th March 2015___________

Plant Profile
Common name           Brisbane Wattle
Scientific name            Acacia fimbriata
Indigenous name
Country of Origin        North East Coast of Australia	Life history (annual/perennial)
Plant Description	Flowers Yellow, balls, racemes
Growth habit (tree/shrub/grass/vine): Shrub, Tree	Inflorescence:
	Shape:    Rosette
Height x width 6M High	Colour:   Green and Yellow
	Seasons/months: during winter and spring and pods mature during November-December
Leaves	Fruit
Simple/compound: Simple	Pod: dry fruit opening when ripe along two lines of dehiscence, derived from a single carpel
Arrangement: Alternate
Shape         linear
Margin:     Entire- Even smooth throughout	Seeds Yellow, balls, racemes
Colour:     Green
Uses of plant
Medicinal good as an ornamental or amenity plant
Food Acacia seeds have a high nutritional value, and are good sources of protein, fat and carbohydrate                                                                                                                                               - - - -- Wattles are also can be used as a gum
Other : Grown for their timber that can be used in house construction, furniture making, paper pulp, fibre board manufacture, cellulose for rayon, charcoal and firewood for village communities -Foliage and green pods are eaten by stock animals around the world                                      - Wattles are also grown for their flowers as they are bright and colourful. -Gum arabic is is commonly used as a thickener and emulsifier in prepared food products, confectionary, soft drinks, ice cream, cosmetics, toothpaste, soap, adhesives                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             REFERENCES: Flora Bank, (n.a) Acacia fimbriata. Retrieved from  http://www.florabank.org.au/lucid/key/species%20navigator/media/html/Acacia_fimbriata.htm  NCRIS, (n.a) Acacia fimbriata A.Cunn. ex G.Don: Brisbane Golden Wattle. Retrieved from: http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:297348#tab_gallery Noosa Integrated Catchment Assn.Inc (2007). Noosa’s Native Plants. Retrieved from:    http://www.noosanativeplants.com.au/plants/8/*acacia-fimbriata World Wide Wattle,. (2013). Wattle uses. Retrieved from http://www.worldwidewattle.com/schools/uses.php