Vachellia tortuosa (Linnaeus) Seigler & Ebinger. Common name: Poponax. Phenology: Aug-Jan (-Jul). Habitat: Shell middens, coastal scrub. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, K4, NS, POWO, WI, Ebinger, Seigler, & Clarke (2002); = Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd. — Bah, SE3, WH3, Isely (1998); Mimosa tortuosa Linnaeus. Basionym: Mimosa tortuosa L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Vachellia tortuosa - FNA11.1
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Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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