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Acacia tortilis
Also called Umbrella thorn, Umbrella Thorn Acacia
Vachellia tortilis, the umbrella thorn acacia, is a medium to large savanna tree from Africa and the Middle East, with a flat-topped canopy and paired thorns. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant tree that grows best in full sun and well-drained sandy or stony soil.
Vachellia tortilis, widely known as Acacia tortilis but now attributed to the genus Vachellia in the Fabaceae subfamily Mimosoideae, is the umbrella thorn acacia, also known as umbrella thorn and Israeli babool, a medium to large canopied tree native to most of Africa, primarily to the savanna and Sahel of Africa (especially the Somali peninsula and Sudan), but also occurring in the Middle East.
Vachellia tortilis is widespread in Africa, being found in countries like Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Djibouti, and Botswana. It tends to grow in areas where temperatures vary from 0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F) and rainfall is anywhere from about 100–1,000 mm (3.9–39.4 in) per year.
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