Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Sweet acacia

Vachellia farnesiana

Spanish: Huizache

Sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

Vachellia farnesiana, also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache or needle bush, is so named because of the numerous thorns distributed along its branches. The native range of V. farnesiana is uncertain. While the point of origin is Mexico and Central America, the species has a pantropical distribution incorporating northern Australia and southern Asia. It remains unclear whether the extra-American distribution is primarily natural or anthropogenic. It is... Most often recorded in Feb.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records26,638 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2025 – 2025
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/vachellia-farnesiana/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.