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Species profile—Vachellia nilotica (prickly acacia)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Mimosaceae → Vachellia nilotica (prickly acacia)

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Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Mimosaceae
Scientific name
Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
Common name
prickly acacia
WildNet taxon ID
34113
Alternate name(s)
babal
black piquant
prickly mimosa
lekkerruikpeul
gum arabic tree
blackthorn
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Confidential
No
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Environmental Weed

Other resources

The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=34113

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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