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Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
a-KAY-see-uh or
uh-KAY-shuh -- from the Greek
akis, meaning point, barb, thorny, spiny ...
Dave's Botanary
MEARN-zee-eye -- named for Edgar Mearns, 20th century American naturalist ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: black wattle, tan wattle
Native of: s-e Australia, Tasmania; cultivated elsewhere
References:
Flowers of India •
Wikipedia •
Mimosaceae in Australia •
PIER species info
