Acacia
genus of plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acacia is a genus of shrub or tree are belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian Acacias are not.
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Acacia greggii | |
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Tribe: | Acacieae |
Genus: | Acacia Mill. |
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About 1,300; see List of Acacia species |
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