Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Vachellia constricta var. paucispina is a large shrub to small tree that is nearly without spines. It has spherical yellow flower heads and pinnately compound leaves. Vachellia constricta var. paucispina is found in the Gila National Forest in canyons at middle elevations.
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Vachellia constricta var. paucispina, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, July 8, 2007
Vachellia constricta var. paucispina, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, July 8, 2007
Vachellia constricta var. paucispina, fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, Oct. 29, 2008
Vachellia constricta var. paucispina, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, July 29, 2009
Vachellia constricta var. paucispina, 3x macro of buds, leaf scar and stipular spines on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, December 27, 2009
Vachellia constricta var. paucispina, 3x macro of lateral view of buds, leaf scar and stipular spines on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, December 27, 2009
Vachellia constricta var. paucispina, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Saddlerock Canyon, December 27, 2009
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