False Umbrella Thorn
Vachellia reficiens
(Acacia reficiens)
Observed near Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya. October 2016.
FLOWERS: Spherical heads of small white flowers and yellow stamens.
TREE: Small tree, 3 to 5 m, with a broad umbrell-shaped crown. Bark is gray-brown, rough.
LEAVES: Leaves are twice compound with the ultimate segments quite small
and numbering four or six sets of 10 pairs. The leaves appear feathery.
RANGE: This tree is found at semi-arid, rocky habitats at lower elevations.
FRUIT: The flattened, flexible bean pods are brown.
ARMED. The strong, paired spines are sharp and curved.