Acaciella angustissima var. texensis
Fl. Guerrero 25: 44. 2005.
Common names: Fern acacia
Illustrated
Basionym: Acacia texensis Torrey & A. Gray Fl. N. Amer. 1: 404. 1840
Synonyms: A. angustissima var. chisosiana Isely A. angustissima var. oaxacana B. L. Turner A. angustissima var. texensis (Torrey & A. Gray) Isely A. cuspidata Schlechtendal Acaciella angustissima var. chisosiana (Isely) B. L. Turner A. texensis (Torrey & A. Gray) Britton & Rose
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Subshrubs or shrubs, 0.2–0.8(–1.5) m, with thick, woody caudex, forming colonies by woody rhizomes. Stems strongly flexuous, glabrous or puberulent to pilose. Leaves 10–60 mm; petiole 3.5–18 mm, glabrous or puberulent; pinnae 2–6(or 9) pairs, 6–25 mm; rachis 5–75 mm, usually glabrous; leaflets 7–20(–22) pairs per pinna, blades 2–5.4 × 0.7–1.7 mm, surfaces usually glabrous, margins sometimes short-ciliate.
Phenology: Flowering year-round.
Habitat: Dry sites on limestone, thorn scrub, dry prairies, disturbed sites.
Elevation: 300–2400 m.
Distribution
Ariz., N.Mex., Tex., n, c Mexico.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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