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Sweet thorn
Vachellia karroo
About
Vachellia karroo, commonly known as the sweet thorn, common acacia, Karoo thorn, Cape gum or cockspur thorn, is a species of Vachellia, in the Mimosa sub-family (Mimosoideae) of the Fabaceae or pea family, which is native to southern Africa from southern Angola east to Mozambique, and south to South Africa.
- Family
- Fabaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Vachellia karroo
- Slug
- vachellia-karroo
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
- Species
- karroo
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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