Acacia angustissima var. texensis

A small shrubby plant, one of the unarmed Acacia. Found in southern & western Texas, southern New Mexico, and southern Arizona, and southwards into Mexico, generally in desertscrub on rocky slopes. Compared to the other varieites of A. angustissima, var. texensis has much smaller leaves with fewer pinnae & fewer leaflets per pinna. Recently, Acacia has been split and this species placed in Acaciella. I might update the webpage accordingly at some point.

An inflorescence on the west side of the Franklin Mts., 15 Sep 2006.

Immature fruit on the west side of the Franklin Mts., 15 Sep 2006.

Flowering branches on the west side of the Franklin Mts., 15 Sep 2006.

Plant habit on the north side of Achenbach Canyon, west side of the Organ Mountains, 18 Aug 2007.

Inflorescences on the north side of Achenbach Canyon, 18 Aug 2007.

A cauline leaf on the north side of Achenbach Canyon, 18 Aug 2007.

Immature fruits on the north side of Achenbach Canyon, 18 Aug 2007.