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Acaciella angustissima

(Mill.) Britton & Rose

Fern Acacia

G5Secure Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1331846
Element CodePDFAB68010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusAcaciella
Synonyms
Acacia angustissima(P. Mill.) Kuntze
Other Common Names
prairie acacia (EN) Prairie Acacia (EN) Prairie Wattle (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents the narrow concept of Acaciella angustissima (=Acacia angustissima) not including Acacia angustissima var. shrevei, following FNA (vol. 11, 2023). FNA (vol. 11, 2023) treats Acacia angustissima var. shrevei of Kartesz (1994) as the distinct species Acaciella lemmonii.
Conservation Status
Review Date1991-07-12
Change Date1991-07-12
Edition Date1991-07-12
Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn
Rank Reasons
Widespread, and common in at least part of its range.
Range Extent Comments
Occurs in KS (rare), s.MO, OK, AR, AZ, NM, TX, LA, and FL (rare), as well as Mex. and Lat. Am.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Dry prairies, plains, rocky hills, and deserts (Gleason, 1952).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
New MexicoS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
Arizona (14)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
HellsgateTonto National Forest6,171
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Pine Mountain Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest6,518
Santa RitaCoronado National Forest6,078
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest9,277
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
References (3)
  1. Britton, N.L. and J.N. Rose. 1928. Mimosaceae (Rosales) Part 2. North American Flora 23(2):77-136.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2023. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 11. Magnoliophyta: Fabaceae, parts 1+2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvii + 1108 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.