Senegalia berlandieri
(Guajillo)
Senegalia berlandieri, Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde Co. 6493
Senegalia berlandieri, Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde Co. 6490
Senegalia berlandieri, Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde Co. 6498
Senegalia berlandieri, Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde Co. 6501
| Scientific Name | Senegalia berlandieri (Acacia berlandieri) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SEBE2 |
| Common Name | Guajillo, Berlandier's Acacia | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 183628 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | Wildflower Center Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Dry, gravelly, calcareous, clay or sandy soils on ridges and hillsides. Plant: Spreading shrub 3 to 6+ feet high; somewhat-branched, woody stems with small thorns, if any. Leaves: Alternate, bipinnately-compound leaves, 4 to 6 inches long with 5 to 9 (or more) pairs of pinnae, each with 30 to 50 pairs of delicate light green leaflets about 1/6 inch long, linear and somewhat hairy. Inflorescence: Creamy white round flower heads on peduncles 3/4 to 2 inches long; each flower head 3/8 to 5/8-inch across with many very small flowers, each with no petals and many white stamens (the “bristles”). Bloom Period: Spring or following rains. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Wildflower Center. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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