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Vachellia arenaria
Also called Sand Thorn
Vachellia arenaria is a thorny, drought-tolerant acacia-type shrub or small tree from dry southern African woodland, growing to about 2 m as a shrub or 9 m as a tree. It needs full sun, very well-drained soil and minimal water.
Vachellia arenaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree with white or pink flowers. The species is native to southern Africa, and was described in 1900.
Vachellia arenaria is native to the seasonally dry tropical biome of Angola, Botswana, Namibia (including the Caprivi Strip), Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
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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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
