| Common Name |
Catclaw acacia |
| Latin Name |
Acacia greggii |
| Family |
Fabaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
10-13 / 7-11 |
| Type / Form |
Tree / Small |
| Native Habitat |
Southwestern deserts at 300 too 4,600 feet |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, sand, limestone, clay loam, low organic content, well drained |
| Water |
None to once per month depending on soil |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 25 feet X 15 feet, usual 15 feet X 10 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Thorns |
| Leaves |
Alternate, bipinnately compound, 1 to 2
inches long, with 1 to 3 pairs of major leaflets, 4 to 6 pairs of minor
leaflets (1/4 inch long), dull green. |
| Flowers |
Monoecious; pale yellow in
tight elongated, showy clusters, 2 to 3 inches long, fragrant, appearing
in spring and early summer. Fruit a 3 to 6 inch long, 1/2 inch wide,
flattened, very twisted legume, brown, maturing in mid to late summer.
|
| Bark / Roots |
Gray-brown, becoming heavily fissured and furrowed
with age. Twigs slender,
brown, angled, with numerous stout backward curving spines (1/4 inch);
buds sunken in leaf scar. / |
| Maintenance |
Some litter |
| Propagation |
Seeds that need to be scarified and soaked in water |
| Pests and diseases |
None |
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, rock garden, barrier, foliage accent,
specimen |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Butterfly, Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Yellow flowers in spring, grey deciduous foliage,
fragrant |
| Nature Value |
Browed by wildlife, flowers used by butterflies and bees |
| Native American Uses |
Dried pods and seeds ground into
flour for mush or cakes. Branches used for baskets. Medicinal. |
| Links |
|
| Images, and
data |
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Acacia_greggii.html |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/acgr.htm |
| Images, and
data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Acacia_greggii.html |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.plantoftheweek.org/week368.shtml |
| Images, and
data |
http://desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Fabaceae/Acacia_greggii.html |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ACGRW |
| Images, and
data |
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~plants-c/bio414/species%20pages/Acacia%20greggii.htm |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.mswn.com/Plant%20Info%20Sheets/Acacia%20greggii.pdf |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.delange.org/AcaciaCatClaw/AcaciaCatClaw.htm |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/64/acacia-greggii-catclaw-acacia/ |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.nazflora.org/Acacia_greggii.htm |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.theodorepayne.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Acacia_greggii |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=476 |
| Images, and
data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/77170/ |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=33 |
| Images, and
data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_greggii |
| Images, and
data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/acagre/all.html |
| Images and data |
http://medplant.nmsu.edu/acacia2.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/catclaw.html |
| Image |
http://allergy.peds.arizona.edu/southwest/trees_shrubs/catclaw2.htm |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACGR |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/9.htm |
| Nursery |
Oak Hills Nursery, 13874 Ranchero Road, Oak Hills, 92345,
760-947-6261 |
| Notes: |
High Pollinator |
