Vachellia constricta (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Vachellia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 3.85m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.85
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Desert scrub, desert grassland, and desert riparian communities, commonly found on dry hills, mesas, slopes, canyons, and intermittently wet washes, floodplains, and drainages
Light 7-7
Soil humidity 2-2
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 6-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use food medicinal vertebrate poison
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Diarrhea (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Vachellia constricta world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Vachellia constricta threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60441207-2
WFO ID wfo-0001277423
COL ID 7F8W6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acaciopsis constricta Mimosa arcuata Acacia constricta Vachellia constricta Acacia constricta var. paucispina Acaciopsis constricta var. paucispina