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Fabaceae

Fern-leaf acacia

Vachellia pennatula (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Vachellia

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Fern-leaf acacia
Spanish
Tepame

Synonyms

  • Acacia pennatula (Schltdl. & Cham.) Benth.
  • Acacia pennatula subsp. pennatula
  • Inga pennatula Schltdl. & Cham.
  • Poponax pennatula (Schltdl. & Cham.) Britton & Ro
  • Poponax pennatula (Schltdl. & Cham.) Britton & Rose

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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.