Fabaceae
Porknut
Vachellia macracantha
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- كنهبل طويل الأشواك
- Chinese
- 长刺相思, 长刺金合欢
- English
- Porknut
- Quechua
- Allqu thaqu, K'inhi, Kini
- Spanish
- Faique, Algarrobillo
Synonyms
- Acacia cowellii (Britton & Rose) León
- Acacia flexuosa var. ambigua DC.
- Acacia flexuosa var. lasiocarpa Griseb.
- Acacia humboldtii Desv.
- Acacia lutea (Mill.) Britton
- Acacia macracantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Acacia macracantha var. glabra Kitan.
- Acacia macracantha var. glabrens Eggers
- Acacia macracantha var. glabrescens Griseb.
- Acacia macracanthoides Bertero ex DC.
- Acacia microcephala Macfad.
- Acacia obtusa Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Acacia pellacantha Vogel
- Acacia platyacantha Schltdl.
- Acacia punctata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Acacia subinermis Bertero ex DC.
- Mimosa atomaria Poir.
- Mimosa lutea Mill.
- Mimosa macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.
- Mimosa obtusa Poir.
- Mimosa pellacantha Meyen
- Poponax cowellii Britton & Rose
- Poponax lutea (Mill.) Britton & Rose
- Poponax macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Killip
- Poponax macracanthoides (Bertero ex DC.) Britton & Rose
- Vachellia lutea (Mill.) Speg.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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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.