Summary
Place of publication:
Prodr. fl. Ind. orient. 272. 1834
Verified:
05/11/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
- Clarke, H. D. et al. 1989. Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) and related species from Mexico, the southwestern U.S., and the Caribbean. Syst. Bot. 14:559.
- Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
- Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. 2003-
- Isely, D. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998
- Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
- Seigler, D. S. & J. E. Ebinger. 2006. New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 87:139-178.
- Space, J. C. & C. T. Imada. 2004. Report to the Republic of Kiribati on invasive plant species on the islands of Tarawa, Abemama, Butaritari and Maiana. Pacific Biol. Surv. 2003-006:1-103.
- Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
Common names
English
cassie – Ellington-curse – fragrant acacia – huisache – ironwood – mimosa-bush – opopanax – prickly mimosa-bush – prickly moses – prickly-mimosa – scented wattle – sweet acacia – sweet wattle – French
cassie ancienne – cassie Farnese – German
Antillenakazie – Schwammbaum – Guam
popinac – Italian
gaggia – Spanish
aromo – bayahonda – coromo – espino blanco – popine – Swedish
doftakacia – Transcribed Chinese
jin he haun –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | South-Central U.S.A. | United States | Texas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Florida | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southeastern U.S.A. | United States | Louisiana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | Arizona | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southwestern U.S.A. | United States | California | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Antigua and Barbuda | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Cuba | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Dominica | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Grenada | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Guadeloupe | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Martinique | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Montserrat | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Netherlands Antilles | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Puerto Rico | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | St. Kitts and Nevis | St. Kitts | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | St. Lucia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | St. Vincent and Grenadines | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Belize | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | El Salvador | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Honduras | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Nicaragua | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | French Guiana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Suriname | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Algeria | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Israel | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Syria | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Asia-Tropical | Indian Subcontinent | India | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | | | | | |
Native
Northern America
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REGION:
Mexico
-
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Texas]
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SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Florida, Louisiana]
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SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Arizona, California]
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
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CARIBBEAN:
Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis [St. Kitts], St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent and Grenadines
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MESOAMERICA:
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
Cultivated
Africa
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NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria, Morocco
Asia-Temperate
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WESTERN ASIA:
Israel, Syria
Asia-Tropical
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INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Europe
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France
Naturalized
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Bee plants | honey production | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941 |
| Environmental | soil improver | | Graham, E. H. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412. 1941 |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996 |
| Materials | essential oils | | Pajaujis Anonis, D. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery. 1993 |
| Materials | lipids | | Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996 |
| Materials | tannin/dyestuff | | Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
| Weed | potential seed contaminant | | Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=450067.
Accessed 19 December 2025.