Senegalia ataxacantha, commonly known as the flame thorn, is an African tree species with conspicuous red pods and numerous hooked prickles.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Flame Thorn 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
- Senegalia schweinfurthii
- Piptadenia retusa
- Senegalia catechu
- Senegalia bonariensis
- Senegalia afra
- Mimosa tenuiflora
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Senegalia
- Species
- Senegalia ataxacantha
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