 It has been analyzed as containing less than 0.02% alkaloids.It is known to contain enanthic (heptanoic) acid, palmic aldehyde, anisic acid, acetic acid, and phenols.Along with other bipinnate wattles, "Acacia dealbata" is classified in the section "Botrycephalae" within the subgenus "Phyllodineae" in the genus "Acacia".