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Vachellia sphaerocephala
About
Vachellia sphaerocephala, the bull's horn thorn or bee wattle, is a plant species in the family Fabaceae. The name comes from the shape of the thorns which do indeed resemble the horns of a bull. The tree has a strong, symbiotic relationship with a species of stinging ant, Pseudomyrmex ferruginea. This tree is endemic to Mexico.
- Family
- Fabaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Vachellia sphaerocephala
- Slug
- vachellia-sphaerocephala
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Vachellia
- Species
- sphaerocephala
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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