Twisted Acacia (Acacia schaffnerii)

   

• Common English Names: Twisted Acacia, Schaffner's Acacia
• Common Spanish Names: Huisachillo, Huizache Chino
• Scientific Name: Acacia schaffneri (ah-KAY-shuh SCHAFF-nur-aye)
• Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
• Geographic Range: Big Bend to southern Texas and northern Mexico south to Colima and Puebla; the West Indies and South America.
• Plant Form: Large multistemmed thorny shrub 15' W X 12' H, or small tree to 20' H.
• Remarks: Fragrant golden-yellow globular flowers in spring and occasionally thereafter; gnarled appearance with twisted branching and paired thorns; useful as a screen or barrier plant in low and warm, mid-elevation deserts; tolerates variety of soils.

Last Update: 3 Jul 2000.