Acacia farnesiana
sweet acacia, huisache, texas huisache, klu bush, aroma, ellington's curse, kandaroma, klu, popinac, mealy wattle
Family
Fabaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
entire
Leaf Type
bipinnate, compound
Growth Form
shrub, tree
Flower Color
orange, yellow
Flower Month
January - April
Height (meters)
2.0 - 7.6
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Armed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Leaf Retention
Deciduous
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
Small tree or shrub with prominent thorns. Inflorescence is a small, round cluster of yellow flowers.