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  1. Certain species of acacia in Australia, where
  2. its fluffy golden flowers are the national
  3. emblem. Adapted to drought conditions, the
  4. tough leaves further avoid loss of water
  5. through transpiration by turning their edges
  6. to the direct rays of the sun. Wattles are
  7. used for tanning and in fencing.
  8.