PLANTS Profile for Acacia farnesiana (sweet acacia)

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PLANTS Profile

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

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Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

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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:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.


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USA (AL, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NM, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 188 species in Acacia

Classification:
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

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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. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

HEAR

USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (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. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Acacia smallii:

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