Originally tropical, Vachellia farnesiana can succeed from the warm temperate to tropical areas, where it is naturalized at elevations up to 400 metres and cultivated up to 1,200 metres[307 "She turned to the sunlight And shook her yellow head, And whispered to her neighbor: "Winter is dead.". The original range is uncertain, but is probably tropical America. Courtesy photo by Philmarin (CC BY-SA 4.0) Huisache is a legume, in the bean family. Peterson said, The only thing that can seriously affect its growth is over-watering. In the San Antonio area, one could almost draw a map of the waterways by the presence of huisache, as it is pervasive on the upper banks of streams , creeks and the river. Thanks for your visit and comment. // -->