Vachellia farnesiana
(Huisache)
Vachellia farnesiana, River Place, Austin, Travis Co. 1036
Vachellia farnesiana, River Place, Austin, Travis Co. 1042
Vachellia farnesiana, River Place, Austin, Travis Co. 1053
Vachellia farnesiana, River Place, Austin, Travis Co. 1047
| Scientific Name | Vachellia farnesiana (Acacia farnesiana) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VAFA |
| Common Name | Huisache, Sweet Acacia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 183639 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry or moist soils in pastures, grasslands, open woodlands, waste areas and disturbed sites. Plant: Shrub or small rounded tree up to 15 feet tall with multiple trunks; stems with spines, short to 1-3/16 inches long, at leaf nodes becoming whitish with age. Leaves: Bi-pinnate compound leaves, 1 to 3 inches long overall with 2 to 6 pairs of pinnae, each with 10 to 18 pairs of gray-green linear-oblong leaflets each 1/8 to 1/4 inch long; deciduous. Inflorescence: Bright, very fragrant yellow flowers in ball-shape about 3/8-inch across, arising on peduncles 3/8 to 1-5/8 inches long from leaf axils. Bloom Period: March and April, or later following rains in drought years. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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