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A single acacia tree with a wide, flat canopy stands in golden grass on the savanna in Zimbabwe, Africa, with shrubs and trees in the background. Silver wattle Close-up of an acacia tree trunk in Sudan with a shiny amber-colored glob of gum arabic oozing from the bark. Taita Hills Acacia trees on the plain below the summits of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Kibo cone is at right, Mawensi (Mawenzi) at left. Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro rises in the background behind flat-topped acacia trees and dry savanna in Kenya, Africa.
Observe a tower of giraffes feeding on acacia leaves and oxpeckers combing giraffes' coats for parasites
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acacia: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bioactive Compounds, Pharmacological Actions, and Pharmacokinetics of Genus Acacia. Sep 18, 2026
Add new Web site: Australian National Botanic Gardens - Wattles, genus Acacia. Sep 26, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC Annals of Forest Science - Here to stay. Recent advances and perspectives about Acacia invasion in Mediterranean areas. May 09, 2025
Added a taxonomic box and noted that sweet acacia is also found in Mexico. Apr 01, 2025
Add new Web site: CiteSeerX - Acacia nilotica: a multipurpose leguminous plant (PDF). Mar 15, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Ethnobotany of Acacia (PDF). Jan 29, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - Responses of two Acacia species to drought suggest different water-use strategies, reflecting their topographic distribution. Aug 31, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Forests Australia - Acacia forest. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Australian National Botanic Gardens - Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research - Aboriginal Use of Wattles. Jan 16, 2024
Add new Web site: USDA - Forest Service - Acacia. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bioactive Compounds, Pharmacological Actions, and Pharmacokinetics of Genus Acacia. May 26, 2023
Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Acacia. Apr 16, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce - 23 Species of Acacia Trees and Shrubs. Sep 26, 2022
Added cross-references throughout. May 12, 2020
Media added. May 12, 2020
Add new Web site: Healthline - 7 Uses for Acacia. Mar 22, 2019
Revised taxonomy. May 13, 2016
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Acacia. May 09, 2013
Add new Web site: Gardenguides.com - Acacia. May 09, 2013
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Acacia. May 09, 2013
Added new Web site: Botany.com - Acacia. Oct 20, 2008
Media added. Jun 27, 2008
Article revised and updated. Jun 27, 2008
Media added. Jun 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Australian National Botanic Gardens - The Genus Acacia. Aug 22, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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