Fabaceae
Poponax
Vachellia tortuosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Poponax, Huisachillo, Twisted acacia
- pap
- Hobada, Kashá
Synonyms
- Acacia albescens Steud.
- Acacia albida Lindl.
- Acacia leucacantha Bertero ex Spreng.
- Acacia seifriziana León
- Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.
- Acacia virescens DC.
- Mimosa salinarum Rohr ex Benth.
- Mimosa tortuosa L.
- Mimosa virescens (DC.) Poir.
- Poponax tortuosa (L.) Raf.
- Poponax venosa Britton
- Prosopis microphylla Kunth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pancrat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.