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Acacia farnesiana NEEDLE BUSH/SWEET WATTLE
Formerly known as mimosa farnesiana, the Acacia farnesiana origins are uncertain. Usually an evergreen species growing to heights of 25 feet, it is believed to have originated in the Central America region. It is considered an invasive weed in many parts of the world but has beneficial uses as well. In southern Europe the flowers are distilled and used in perfumes that are distributed worldwide. Its seed pods can be roasted and used in culinary dishes. The species farnesiana is specially named after Odoardo Farnese (1573-1626) of the notable Italian Farnese family which, after 1550, under the patronage of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, maintained some of the first private European botanical gardens in Rome, in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
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