needle bush

== English == === Noun === needle bush (plural needle bushes) Any of certain shrubs with needle-like leaves. Of species Vachellia farnesiana, sweet acacia, huisache, native to the tropical Americas, now widespread in warm climates on all continents. Of genus Hakea, especially of species Hakea lissosperma and Hakea preissii, native to Australia. ==== Synonyms ==== (Vachellia farnesiana): Acacia farnesiana, Mimosa farnesiana, and many others === References === needle bush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vachellia farnesiana on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Vachellia farnesiana on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Vachellia farnesiana at USDA Plants database Hakea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Hakea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons