Fabaceae
Bullhorn wattle
Vachellia cornigera
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- سنط قرن الثور
- English
- Bullhorn wattle
- Persian
- واچلیا کرنیگرا
Synonyms
- Acacia campecheana Schenck
- Acacia cornigera (L.) Willd.
- Acacia cornigera var. americana DC.
- Acacia cubensis Schenck
- Acacia furcella Saff.
- Acacia hernandezii Saff.
- Acacia interjecta Schenck
- Acacia nicoyensis Schenck
- Acacia rossiana Schenck
- Acacia spadicigera Schltdl. & Cham.
- Acacia turgida Saff.
- Mimosa cornigera L.
- Tauroceras cornigerum (L.) Britton & Rose
- Tauroceras spadicigerum (Schltdl. & Cham.) Britton & Ro
- Tauroceras spadicigerum (Schltdl. & Cham.) Britton & Rose
Flowers
- In flower
- February to June (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: kafka4prez, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Sara Wille, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ricard Busquets Reverte, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcarlson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: hawkeyplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dan Riley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: henry ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.