Established. Plant geographers believed that in the early time of buccaneers (1550s) it was introduced from the West Indies from perhaps the Greater Antilles. It naturalized quickly on Anguilla. Locations found: Mead's Pond, East End. (Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust); Uncertain whether native to Anguilla or introduced. (Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley.);
- 4.5. Grassland – Subtropical/tropical dry
Invasive. (Connor R A, Hodge K V D, Samuel C A, Wong L J, Pagad S (2022). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Anguilla. Version 1.6. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG.);
Small tree or shrub less than 3 m (10 ft) tall of dry places. (Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust)
Connor, R.A., Hodge, K.V.D., Samuel, C.A., Wong, L.J. & Pagad, S. (2022) Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Anguilla. Version 1.6. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/okwfc4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-25 (to find the intial list of species, under synonym: Acacia farnesiana); https://www.gbif.org/species/2979257; http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=49 (to find common name, under synonym: Acacia farnesiana); Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust (Establishment Status, habitat, other Information, under synonym: Acacia farnesiana); Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley. (First record);