Vachellia farnesiana var. pinetorum
Phytologia 87: 157. 2006.
Common names: Everglade acacia
Endemic
Basionym: Acacia pinetorum F. J. Hermann J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 38: 237. 1948
Synonyms: A. farnesiana subsp. pinetorum (F. J. Hermann) Ebinger & Seigler Vachellia insularis Small V. peninsularis Small
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Shrubs, prostrate to ascending, to 1.5 m, diffuse-branched. Stems strongly flexuous. Leaves 7–35 mm; petiole 3–7 mm, usually glabrous; pinnae 2–6(or 7) pairs, 6–18 mm; leaflet blades 1.6–3 mm, surfaces glabrous. Legumes nearly terete in cross section, to 80 mm, not constricted between seeds. Seeds biseriate.
Phenology: Flowering Oct–May.
Habitat: Moist to dry sites in thickets, open pastures, roadsides, successional fields, open pinelands, hammocks.
Elevation: 0–10 m.
Distribution
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Fla.
Discussion
Variety pinetorum is relatively common in southern Florida, being found in the Keys, Everglades, and pinelands in Lee, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties, north to Citrus County. The variety appears to be a diminutive form of V. farnesiana; it is easily separated from var. farnesiana by the smaller leaflets that are without secondary veins, the strongly flexuous twigs, and the overall smaller size.
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