Established. (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.); Plant geographers are not certain of the origins of this Acacia. If not truly native, it has been on Anguilla a very long time. Locations : Meads Pond, Rendezvous Bay, Sandy Ground, Crocus Bay. (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, under synonym: Acacia macracantha)
- 1.5. Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry
- 2.1. Savanna - Dry
- 3.5. Shrubland – 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.);
Tall shrub or small tree to 9m (30 ft) tall. (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, under synonym: Acacia macracantha)
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 macracantha); https://identify.plantnet.org/namerica/species/Acacia%20macracantha%20H… (to find common name, under synonym: Acacia macracantha); 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 (Other Information, under synonym: Acacia macracantha);