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So I'm not really sure this of much interest to anyone aside from myself but I did learn something new today from it at least.
When you first see or hear the word Acacia mentioned what is the first thing you think of?
For some no doubt would think it to be an invasive pest or perhaps you think of the thorny flat tops from Africa but for me I think of the beautiful Golden wattles(acacia) of Australia, it is after all the national tree of the country of my youth and also probably why I am always just a little bit disappointed when I read Acacia and don't find a Wattle tree.
Well as this article states it turns out there has been a long term argument about the name Acacia and the species to which it best describes.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/wild-journey/2016/03/the-wattle-war
The short of it is that until 2005 both the African and Australian trees shared the name Acacia but at that time and with much grumbling the African species was reclassified to Vachellia, which no one seems to like but still it seems better than the 1835 name proposed for the Australian species Racosperma and so far have managed to avoid.
No doubt at some time in the future at a mostly boring conference the names will be challenged and changed again(personally I think both may as well be called Acacia now) but on a technicality for now, the Australian genus gets the nod to be the true Acacia.
Anyway that is what I learned today, all fresh info that just pushed a bit of fourth grade calculus out the head. I found it interesting at least.
While I'm here check this out.
If you have access to this species then who wouldn't love that. Definitely a under utilized species.
To add my biggest pet peeve is when people call these Mimosa.
When you first see or hear the word Acacia mentioned what is the first thing you think of?
For some no doubt would think it to be an invasive pest or perhaps you think of the thorny flat tops from Africa but for me I think of the beautiful Golden wattles(acacia) of Australia, it is after all the national tree of the country of my youth and also probably why I am always just a little bit disappointed when I read Acacia and don't find a Wattle tree.
Well as this article states it turns out there has been a long term argument about the name Acacia and the species to which it best describes.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/wild-journey/2016/03/the-wattle-war
The short of it is that until 2005 both the African and Australian trees shared the name Acacia but at that time and with much grumbling the African species was reclassified to Vachellia, which no one seems to like but still it seems better than the 1835 name proposed for the Australian species Racosperma and so far have managed to avoid.
No doubt at some time in the future at a mostly boring conference the names will be challenged and changed again(personally I think both may as well be called Acacia now) but on a technicality for now, the Australian genus gets the nod to be the true Acacia.
Anyway that is what I learned today, all fresh info that just pushed a bit of fourth grade calculus out the head. I found it interesting at least.
While I'm here check this out.
If you have access to this species then who wouldn't love that. Definitely a under utilized species.
To add my biggest pet peeve is when people call these Mimosa.
