Vachellia caven (Roman cassie, aromita, aromo criollo, caven, churque, churqui, espinillo, espinillo de baado, espino, espino maulino)[3] is an ornamental tree in the family Fabaceae. Vachellia caven is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. It grows four to five metres tall and bears very stiff and sharp white thorns up to 2 cm in length. It blooms in spring, with bright yellow flower clusters 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter.
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^Pometti CL. et al. 2007. Morphometric analysis of varieties of Acacia caven: (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae):Taxonomic inferences in the context of Argentine species. Pl.Syst. and Evol.264,239-249
woodland of Vachelliacaven (also known as Acacia caven and espinillo) and Prosopis chilensis in the west and an association of Vachelliacaven and Baccharis...
composed of widely spaced clumps of trees, predominantly Espino (Vachelliacaven) and spiny carob tree (Prosopis chilensis), with an understory of annual...
Where the spiny forest has been unaltered it holds species such as Vachelliacaven, Prosopis alpataco, Dodonaea viscosa, Schinopsis marginata, and Aspidosperma...
is known from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It feeds on Acacia caven and Vachellia farnesiana. BioLib.cz - Oncideres guttulata. Retrieved on 8 September...
Niña with wetter weather. Vegetation is sparse and consists of tola, Vachelliacaven and yareta. Animals that live in the area include chinchillas, condors...
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