Umbrella thorn acacia
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| domain | Eukaryota | Vachellia tortilis, widely known as Acacia tortilis but attributed by APG III to the Vachellia genus, is the umbrella thorn acacia, also known as umbrella thorn and Israeli babool, a medium to large canopied tree native primarily to the savanna and Sahel of Africa (especially Sudan), but also occurring in the Middle East. It tends to grow in areas where temperatures vary from 0 to 50 degree Celsius and rainfall is anywhere from about 100–1,000 mm (3.9–39.4 in) per year.
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| kingdom | Plantae | |
| subkingdom | Embryophyta | |
| (unranked) | Angiosperms | |
| order | Fabales | |
| family | Fabaceae | |
| genus | Vachellia | |
| species | V. tortilis |
