Viscid Acacia (Acacia neovernicosa)

   

Viscid Acacia (Acacia neovernicosa) flowers. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Viscid Acacia, Chihuahuan White Thorn, Stickyleaf, Whitethorn
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Acacia neovernicosa (ah-KAY-shuh nee-o-vern-ih-CO-suh)
• Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
• Geographic Range: Western Texas, southern New Mexico, and Arizona; Chihuahua and Sonora south to Zacatecas and Puebla, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Shrub to 10' H X 6' W.
• Remarks: Erect, open, multistemmed plant with paired thorns throughout. Golden-yellow ball-like flowers, foliage is notably viscid (sticky) or seemingly varnished. Hardy, drought tolerant, sculptural plant, closely related and otherwise similar to Acacia constricta (Whitethorn Acacia).

Last Update: 3 Jul 2002