Texas Wildbuds
Vachellia schottii
(Schott's Acacia)
Vachellia schottii, Dog Cholla Trail, East Contrabando area, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5914
Vachellia schottii, Dog Cholla Trail, East Contrabando area, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5902
Vachellia schottii, Dog Cholla Trail, East Contrabando area, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5905
Vachellia schottii, Dog Cholla Trail, East Contrabando area, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5922
Vachellia schottii, Dog Cholla Trail, East Contrabando area, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5907
| Scientific Name | Vachellia schottii (Acacia schottii) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | VASC5 |
| Common Name | Schott's Acacia, Schott's Wattle | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 819927 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | Wildflower Center Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Desert scrub environment; calcareous or gypsum-clay soils in rocky, gravelly areas in arroyos, flats and hillside; in the US, the plant is confined to the southern Big Bend area. Plant: Woody bush 2 to 5 feet high with several main branches from base; newer stems (branchlets) armed with pairs of slender, whitish spines with maroon tips at leaf nodes. Leaves: Bi-pinnate compound leaves up to 1 inch long inches long overall with usually 1 pair of pinnae, each with 3 to 5 pairs of small (3/16-inch long or less) linear leaflets per pinnae. Inflorescence: Fragrant, bright yellow flowers in ball-shaped heads about 3/8 inch in diameter on peduncles about 3/4 tp 1-1/4 inches long. Bloom Period: May to September. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston,"Flowering Plants of the Trans-Pecos Texas and Adjacent Areas" by Powell, Worthington and Powell, and “The Other Side of Nowhere” by Roy Morey. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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