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Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online

Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. ex Benth.
Earleaf acacia

Acacia auriculiformis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Naturalized in Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Tree

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Australia; widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For more information and images, visit Florida Invasive Plant Species Mobile Field Guide (FLIP) or click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Map of select IRC data for the Florida Keys

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. Sparingly naturalized.

Other data on Acacia auriculiformis available from :


Acacia auriculiformis has been reported from the following conservation area in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Naturalized




Acacia auriculiformis has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Disturbed Upland


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Acacia auriculiformis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Naturalized in Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Acacia auriculiformis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Acacia auriculiformis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Bark of naturalized tree in Delray Beach, Florida, USA, Enlarge

Acacia auriculiformis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2018
Naturalized at Pine Shore Preserve in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA

Acacia auriculiformis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Seedling of naturalized trees in Delray Beach, Florida, USA, Enlarge

Acacia auriculiformis
Copyright by: George D. Gann, 2016
Forest of naturalized trees in Delray Beach, Florida, USA, Enlarge