Plants Profile for Vachellia vernicosa (viscid acacia)

General Information
Symbol:	VAVE
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Fabaceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Shrub
Native Status:	L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
ACCOV	Acacia constricta Benth. var. vernicosa (Standl.) L.D. Benson
ACNE4	Acacia neovernicosa Isely	viscid acacia
ACVE	Acacia vernicosa Standl., nom. illeg.
ACVE8	Acaciopsis vernicosa Britton & Rose

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family
Genus	Vachellia Wight & Arn. – acacia
Species	Vachellia vernicosa (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger – viscid acacia

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status