FABACEAE

Acacia angustissima

Common Names: Fern Acacia, Prairie Acacia, White-Ball Acacia

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habit -- perennial with creeping woody root Can you guess the subfamily? (see below)
The leaflets are sensitive to touch or rain. What is the leaf complexity? subfamily Mimosoideae
 
this species only grows to about 1m tall  
   
   

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