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Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
sweet acacia

   
Symbol: ACFA
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree
Shrub
Native Status:  
L48    N
HI    I
PR    N
VI    N



Photograph of Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, GA, Smyrna.
 
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Synonyms:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

  ACFAF2 Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. var. farnesiana   sweet acacia
  ACMI4 Acacia minuta (M.E. Jones) R.M. Beauch.  
  ACMID Acacia minuta (M.E. Jones) R.M. Beauch. ssp. densiflora (Alexander ex Small) R.M. Beauch.  
  ACSM Acacia smallii Isely  
  MIFA Mimosa farnesiana L.  
  PIMI5 Pithecellobium minutum M.E. Jones  
  VADE4 Vachellia densiflora Alexander ex Small  
  VAFA Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.  
 

Distribution by State:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Distributional Map for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Distribution Map Legend

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. distribution:
USA (AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NM, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, TX

 

Related Taxa:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 188 species in Acacia
 

Classification:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass   Rosidae
Order   Fabales
Family   Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus   Acacia Mill. – acacia
Species   Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. – sweet acacia
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Ellington curse
aroma
kandaroma
klu
popinac
sweet acacia

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

HEAR USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, 20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

Introduced Information:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Acacia smallii:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU NO FACU NO NO NO FACU FACU NO NO NI* NO NO NO

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26427.

 

 

 

 
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