*** Welcome to piglix ***

Acacia sphaerocephala

Bull's Horn Thorn
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: V. sphaerocephala
Binomial name
Vachellia sphaerocephala
(Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger
Synonyms
  • Acacia sphaerocephala Schltdl. & Cham.

Vachellia sphaerocephala (bull's horn thorn or bee wattle) is a plant of 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.



...
Wikipedia

...