Fabaceae
Karroothorn
Vachellia karroo
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 好望角金合欢
- English
- Karroothorn, Sweet thorn
- Hebrew
- שיטת הקארו
- Russian
- Вачеллия карру
- Walloon
- Arcacia mimoza
Synonyms
- Acacia capensis (Burm.f.) Burch.
- Acacia dekindtiana A.Chev.
- Acacia hirtella E.Mey.
- Acacia hirtella var. inermis Walp.
- Acacia horrida var. transvaalensis Burtt Davy
- Acacia inconflagrabilis Gerstner
- Acacia karoo Hayne
- Acacia karroo Hayne
- Acacia karroo var. transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Burtt Davy
- Acacia reticulata (L.) Willd.
- Mimosa capensis Burm.f.
- Mimosa reticulata L.
Flowers
- In flower
- December to January (from 2,218 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Riaan Stals, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Brown, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Karroothorn: Acacia karroo , map of approximate native range, compiled from USDA-GRIN data [1] .](/plants/vachellia-karroo/photos/7d027532f4d033ed-s.webp?w=500)
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. MPF assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marieke de Groen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Alan Manson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mohamed LABANDJI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Fabienne Bernard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
![Karroothorn: Acacia karroo , map of approximate native range, compiled from USDA-GRIN data [1] .](/plants/vachellia-karroo/photos/7d027532f4d033ed-l.webp)
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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.