Senegalia brevispica
Senegalia brevispica
Botanical Name
Common Name(s)
- prickly thorn
Legume Clades
Native Geographic Range
- East Africa
- Southern Africa
IUCN Status
LC (Least concern)
See IUCN Red List Assessment Growth Form
small tree
shrub
Cultivation Status in AZ
Uniquely cultivated by DELEP
Description
Drought-deciduous plants to 23 ft (7 m) high. The bark is smooth and pale grayish. Stems are armed with small prickles. Leaves are bipinnate with 6--18 pairs of pinnae, each with 20--40 pairs of leaflets. Cream colored flowers are produced in spherical inflorescences in he summer.
Habitat
Widespread in eastern and central Africa where the plants occur in drier areas on slopes and valleys in grasslands, scrub, and savanna habitats. Seeds of DELEP's plant originated in Kenya.
Uses
None reported.
Horticulture
Prickly thorn is not grown by nurseries. This plant has proven hardy to 16° F (-9° C). Litter is minimal.