Description: This is a map showing the distribution of the Acacia macracantha or long-spine acacia in Florida. "Very rare on Ramrod Key (near Big Pine Key) in Lower Florida Keys, not on Fla. mainland (Ward 1967). Fifteen plants found in 1963, apparently native. Also introduced in s. Florida and escaping. From Bahamas through West Indies including P.R. and V.I. Also in n. S. America from Columbia and Venezuela to Ecuador and Peru." —Elbert L. Little, Jr. For more information, read the introduction to the Atlas of United States Trees Vol. 5 Florida.
Place Names: Tropical Hardwoods A-C, natural distribution of native tree species
ISO Topic Categories: biota, boundaries, environment
Keywords: Acacia macracantha or long-spine acacia, physical, political, forestry, trees, county borders, biota, boundaries, environment, Unknown,1978
Source: Elbert L. Little, Jr., Atlas of United States Trees Volume 5 Florida (Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1978)
Map Credit: United States Government Printing Office |
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