Guajillo (Acacia berlandieri)

   

Guajillo (Acacia berlandieri). Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Plains Acacia, Berlandier's Acacia
• Common Spanish Names: Guajillo
• Scientific Name: Acacia berlandieri (ah-KAY-shuh ber-LAN-dee-air-aye)
• Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
• Geographic Range: Rio Grande Plains northwest to eastern Brewster County in Trans-Pecos Texas, southeastern New Mexico, south to San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Hidalgo, and Veracruz, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Large shrub at 10' H x 10' W, occasional small tree to 15+' H.
• Remarks: Famous honey plant; balls of fragrant, creamy white flowers in spring and occasionally later through fall; fernlike leaves and globose flowers make it a desirable ornamental; adaptable soil-wise, but needs good drainage, low water, full sun.

Last Update: 3 Jul 2002