Vachellia densiflora Alexander ex Small. Small’s Sweet Acacia, Huisache. Phen: Feb-Mar. Hab: Sandy flats on barrier islands, maritime scrub, shell middens, disturbed uplands. Dist: FL Panhandle west along the coast to TX and Tamaulipas.
ID notes: The inflorescences are spherical and yellowish gold or orange.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = S; = Acacia smallii Isely – SE3, Isely (1969), Isely (1998); < Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. – K1, NcTx, Tx, WH3; < Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ssp. farnesiana – Ebinger, Seigler, & Clarke (2002); < Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. – Mex; < Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. var. farnesiana – FNA11.1, K3, K4, Seigler & Ebinger (2005)
Links to other floras: < Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana - FNA11.1
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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