Fabaceae
Candle-pod acacia
Vachellia hebeclada
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Trassiebos, Trassiedoring
- English
- Candle-pod acacia
Synonyms
- Acacia hebeclada DC.
- Acacia hebeclada subsp. hebeclada
- Mimosa hebeclada (DC.) Poir.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 37 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Robert Taylor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: marius, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.