Acacia farnesiana

Acacia farnesiana

Found in sandy flats on barrier islands, maritime scrub, shell middens. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), South Central edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Native to Mississippi (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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Recorded in 1 Mississippi county.

Ecological relationships

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14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS

Genus host records with ranges including MS · Acacia

Abaeis mexicanaMexican Yellow, Wolf-Face Yellow
Citheronia regalisRoyal Walnut Moth, Hickory Horned Devil
Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
Cyclophora nanariaDwarf Tawny Wave
Epargyreus clarusSilver-Spotted Skipper
Iridopsis humariaSmall Purplish Gray
Megalopyge opercularisSouthern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Melipotis jucundaMerry Melipotis
Platynota rostranaOmnivorous Platynota
Pleuroprucha insulsariaCommon Tan Wave

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Selenisa sueroidesTailpipes, Pale-Edged Selenisa Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
Uresiphita reversalisGenista Caterpillar, Genista Cbroom Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

0BeesSoutheastern regional records

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: FABACEAE

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Also known as

Vachellia farnesiana; Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana

Conservation status

Mississippi rank	SNR
Global rank	Not available
MS status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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