Senegalia afra, also known as hook-thorn or Acacia afra, is a tree that occurs commonly in southern Africa. Though it is cultivated, it often occurs naturally in Gauteng suburban gardens, together with Acacia karroo and Acacia robusta.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Common Hook-thorn Acacia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Albizia harveyi
- Senegalia ataxacantha
- Senegalia catechu
- Senegalia hereroensis
- Lysiloma acapulcense
- Peltophorum africanum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Senegalia
- Species
- Senegalia afra
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