Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana

Taxobox
name = Huisache

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
genus = "Acacia"
species = "A. farnesiana"
trinomial = "Acacia farnesiana" var. "farnesiana"
synonyms =
*"Acacia densiflora" (Small) Cory
*"Acacia ferox" M. Martens & Galeotti
*"Acacia minuta" (M.E. Jones) R.M. Beauch. subsp. "densiflora" (Small)R.M.Beauch.
*"Acacia pedunculata" Willd.
*"Acacia smallii" Isely
*"Vachellia densiflora" Small
*"Vachellia farnesiana" (L.) Wight & Arn."cite web
url=http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?sciname=Acacia+smallii
title=Acacia smallii - ILDIS LegumeWeb
publisher=www.ildis.org
accessdate=2008-05-15
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"Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana", commonly known as huisache or sweet acacia, is an acacia tree or shrub which grows readily when disturbed and is considered to be a nuisance plant. Huisache grows from ten to thirty feet in the South Texas Plains and Edwards Plateau. Deer and javelina eat its fruit, various birds use the plant for nesting and cover, and insects eat the nectar from its flowers. The drought tolerant species has pairs of thorns at the base of each leaf.

Examples of "Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana"

References

External links

* [http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/acsm.htm Native Plants of South Texas: "Acacia smallii"]
* [http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Acacia_smallii.html University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension: "Acacia smallii"]