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Vachellia

not marked as a favorite taxon Vachellia constricta (Bentham) Seigler & Ebinger. Common name: Mescat Acacia. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Arid scrub; eastwards as a waif on chrome ore piles. Distribution: S. TX, w. TX, NM, and AZ south into Mexico (many states).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Ebinger & Seigler (2023b) rejected the recognition of "var. paucispina".

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, POWO; = Acacia constricta Benth. — S13, Tx, Isely (1998); = n/a — C, Tat; > Acacia constricta Benth. var. constricta — NS; > Acacia constricta Benth. var. paucispina Wooton & Standl. — NS; > Vachellia constricta (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger var. constricta — K4. Basionym: Acacia constricta Benth. 1852

Links to other floras: = Vachellia constricta - FNA11.1

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