Bull's Horn Thorn
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Bull's Horn Thorn is a plant, Acacia sphaerocephala, of the family Fabaceae. The name comes from the shape of the thorns which do indeed resemble the horns of a bull. The tree has a strong, symbiotic relationship with a species of ant, Pseudo myrmex sphaerocephala for which it is the obligate habitat. A native of Central and South America.
