Acacia rigidula

Acacia rigidula is native to Mexico and the southern U.S. (Texas) and is closely related to Acacia berlandieri. Common names for it are Black Brush and Chaparro Prieto. It is a perennial tree which is not listed as being threatened. ^[1] It grows 1.5-4.6m tall.^[2]

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Some chemical compounds found in Acacia rigidula

• 3,4,5-Trihydroxy-phenethylamine (demethylated mescaline)^[3]
• Amphetamine
• Anhalamine^[3]
• Beta-methyl-phenethylamine^[3]
• Catechin^[3]
• Dimethyltryptamine 323.8 ppm spring, 568.4 ppm fall^[4]
• Fisetin^[3]
• Hordenine^[3]
• Mescaline^[3]
• N-Methyltryptamine 4.6 ppm spring, 54.9 ppm fall^[4]
• Nicotine^[3]
• Nornicotine^[3]
• Phenethylamine^[3] 2314.6 spring, 5264.8 fall^[4]
• Quercetin^[3]
• Tyramine^[3]
• Tryptamine 0.8 ppm spring, 21.2 ppm fall^[4]

Farmers might want to avoid letting livestock consume excessive quantities of A. rigidula, especially in autumn, since doing so may result in decreased fertility in the animals.^[3]

References

Notes

1. ^ ILDIS LegumeWeb
2. ^ Native Plant Information Network
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} Chemistry of Acacia's from South Texas
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Beverly A. Clement, Christina M. Goff and T. David A. Forbes, Toxic Amines And Alkaloids from Acacia Rigidula, Phytochemistry Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 1377-1380, 1998.

General References

• Range Shrubs