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Fabaceae
Vachellia

not marked as a favorite taxon Vachellia rigidula (Bentham) Seigler & Ebinger. Common name: Chaparro Prieto, Blackbrush, Blackbrush Acacia. Phenology: Feb-Jul. Habitat: Scrub on sandy loam or calcareous soils. Distribution: S. and sw. TX south to Mexico.

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ID notes: The inflorescences are cylindrical and white to cream-colored.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO; = Acacia amentacea DC. — S13; = Acacia rigidula Benth. — Tx, Isely (1998). Basionym: Acacia rigidula Benth. 1842

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

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