Taxon: Acaciella angustissima (Mill.) Britton & Rose var. angustissima

Summary

Genus:

Acaciella

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Acacieae

Nomen number:

465181

Verified:

05/10/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

13 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Acaciella angustissima (Mill.) Britton & Rose (1 active accession[s])
Acaciella angustissima (Mill.) Britton & Rose var. filicioides (Cav.) L. Rico (0 active accession[s])
Acaciella angustissima (Mill.) Britton & Rose var. texensis (Torr. & A. Gray) L. Rico (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Mimosa angustissima Mill.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze
Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze subsp. angustissima
Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze subsp. suffrutescens (Rose) Wiggins
Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze var. angustissima
Acacia angustissima (Mill.) Kuntze var. suffrutescens (Rose) Isely
Acaciella suffrutescens (Rose) Britton & Rose
Senegalia angustissima (Mill.) Pedley

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia boliviana Rusby
Acacia suffrutescens Rose

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	prairie acacia			1	Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Ciudad de México	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Cartago	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Heredia	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	Puntarenas	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica	San José	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	Ahuachapán	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	Chalatenango	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	La Libertad	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	Morazán	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador	Santa Ana	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Huehuetenango	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Petén	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Quetzaltenango	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	San Marcos	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala	Zacapa	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Choluteca	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Comayagua	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Francisco Morazán	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Olancho	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras	Yoro	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Managua	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua	Matagalpa	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama	Bocas del Toro	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Falcón	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Táchira	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Jujuy	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina	Salta	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Chuquisaca	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Cochabamba	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	El Beni	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	La Paz	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia	Santa Cruz	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Antioquia	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia	Santander	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Loja	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.
2	Cultivated	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic	Cibao Sur	Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica [Cartago, Heredia, Puntarenas, San José], Guatemala [Huehuetenango, Petén, Quetzaltenango, San Marcos, Zacapa], Honduras [Choluteca, Comayagua, Francisco Morazán, Olancho, Yoro], Nicaragua [Managua, Matagalpa], Panama [Bocas del Toro], El Salvador [Ahuachapán, Chalatenango, La Libertad, Morazán, Santa Ana]
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Falcón, Táchira]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, El Beni, La Paz, Santa Cruz], Colombia [Antioquia, Santander], Ecuador [Loja], Peru [Huánuco]
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Jujuy, Salta]

Cultivated
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Dominican Republic [Cibao Sur]

Reference(s)

Rico Arce, M. de L. & S. Bachman. 2006. A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae). Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 63:195-199.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465181. Accessed 12 May 2026.