Cassie-Flowers, Sweet cassia
Acacia farnesiana
Summary 6
Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as needle bush, is so named because of the numerous thorns distributed along its branches. The native range of V. farnesiana is uncertain. While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America, the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating northern Australia and southern Asia. It remains unclear whether the extra-American distribution is primarily natural or anthropogenic. It is deciduous over part of...
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- (c) Lalithamba, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/45835639@N04/5555619359/
- (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/24826473721/
- (c) 澎湖小雲雀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/abelard1005/5396927731/
- (c) Roger Culos, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acacia_farnesiana_MHNT.BOT.2015.2.54.jpg
- Lena Lowis, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flower-acacia-farnesiana.png
- Adapted by Megan W. from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_farnesiana
