Acacia Trees
by Timothy Hacker
Title
Acacia Trees
Artist
Timothy Hacker
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Photograph - Photography - Watermark Not On Print.
Description
A photo of typical serengeti with acacia trees from Tanzania, Africa. Acacia (/əˈkeɪʃə/ or /əˈkeɪsiə/), known commonly as acacia, thorntree, whistling thorn, or wattle, is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, described by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773 based on the African species Acacia nilotica. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not. All species are pod-bearing, with sap and leaves often bearing large amounts of tannins and condensed tannins that historically found use as pharmaceuticals and preservatives.
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August 5th, 2014
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