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Vachellia californica

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
NW. Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Vachellia californica is a small tree native to Mexico. Despite the epithet, this species is not found in California. It was discovered in Baja California Sur, and also grow in the Mexican states on the other side of the Gulf of California (Sinaloa and Sonora).

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 cernua · Vachellia flava · Vachellia haematoxylon · Vachellia kirkii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vachellia californica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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