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Vachellia cernua

Acacia cernua

Vachellia cernua is a legume tree or shrub from Somalia, not a commonly grown garden or houseplant. It is threatened by habitat loss and is seldom cultivated outside its native range.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry between waterings, as with other dryland acacias.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or gritty soil.
Temperature
Warm conditions suited to a semi-arid tropical climate; protect below 5 °C.

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Vachellia cernua is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Somalia, and is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Vachellia plants

Vachellia albicorticata · Vachellia aroma var. aroma · Vachellia aroma var. huarango · Vachellia bucheri · Vachellia caven var. caven · Vachellia caven var. dehiscens · Vachellia caven var. microcarpa · Vachellia caven var. stenocarpa · Vachellia flava · Vachellia haematoxylon · Vachellia kirkii · Vachellia leucophloea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vachellia cernua by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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