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needle bush
Vachellia farnesiana
Vachellia farnesiana
needle bush Pea Family
Vachellia farnesiana Fabaceae
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common names
  needle bush
  sweet acacia
accepted scientific name
  •Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.
rules for finding collection records
  Acacia farnesiana (1000)
  Acacia pinetorum (45)
  Acacia smallii (81)
  Vachellia farnesiana (4950)
family name
  • Fabaceae
Image Author: ©2008 Forest And Kim Starr
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Category: Shrubs, Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: No obvious petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 0.5 inches
Leaf: Alternate
Plant Observed All Year

How Likely at this Location (42%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (45%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Forest
Disturbed
Desert
Brush
Grassland
Riparian
Native Plant Status
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native Not Present