PLANTS Profile for Acacia tortuosa (poponax)

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PLANTS Profile

Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.
poponax

Symbol:

ACTO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.

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Synonyms:
Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.

	MITO3	Mimosa tortuosa L.
	POTO2	Poponax tortuosa (L.) Raf.

Distribution:
Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 188 species in Acacia

Classification:
Acacia tortuosa (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 tortuosa (L.) Willd. – poponax

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
poponax		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26443.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 02:08 AM CDT