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Earleaf acacia
Acacia auriculiformis
Family: Fabaceae
Pet & Human Safety
People: Not researchedPets: Not on the ASPCA lists as we read them
ASPCA has no page for this species. Do not treat it as safe for pets.
PlotAndPetal cannot tell you whether a plant you found can be eaten. Only someone who can see the plant can identify it.
Poison control
If someone has collapsed, cannot be woken, is having a seizure or has trouble breathing, call 911 now. For any other possible poisoning, call Poison Help: 1-800-222-1222.
Emergency number source: U.S. federal law (47 U.S.C. § 251(e)(3)), read 2026-10-07.
Naturalist Lore
Historical Background & Breeding Lore
The history of this plant and its name, and how it was bred, where we have them.
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- Hardiness zones
Not checked yet
- Mature size
Tree 20 to 100 ft tall; brittle wood, limbs often break in high winds (UF/IFAS Plant Directory)
- Where it comes from
Tropical Asia and Australasia (UF/IFAS Assessment origin); introduced to Florida about 1930 as an ornamental (UF/IFAS Plant Directory)
How to prepare the soil, when and what to feed, and how and when to prune where that applies.
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Botanical Anatomy & Characteristics
How the flowers and leaves are built and which pollinators visit, where we have them.
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Field Doctor
What can go wrong with this plant and what to do about it, where we have them.
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Vintage Plates
Old botanical drawings from public libraries are in the app, for plants where we have them.
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- UF/IFAS Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida: Acacia auriculiformis
- UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Plant Directory: Acacia auriculiformis
- FISC (Florida Invasive Species Council) Plant List, Category I and II, publication date October 2025, updated April 2026
- Florida Administrative Code 5B-57.007 Noxious Weed List (Cornell LII copy of the rule)
- Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) name file, dated 2026-06-04