| Common Name |
Roundflower Catclaw, Catclaw Acacia, Roemer Acacia, Blackbush |
| Latin Name |
Acacia roemeriana |
| Native Habitat |
Chihuahuan Desert 1,000 to 4,500 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam, low organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month in summer and early fall |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 20 X 20 feet with 16 inch trunk, usual 10 feet X
15 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Prickles |
| Leaves |
Green, deciduous in winter |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrant, Songbird, Hummingbird, Moonlight |
| Ornamental Value |
White fluffy balls of fragrant white flowers, pinkish
flat beans, cold marginal |
| Nature Value |
Nectar and pollen for bees and butterflies, nesting
sites, seed eaten by game birds |
| Native American Uses |
Seeds ground into pinole |
| Links |
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| Images and data: |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/natives/acaciaroemeriana.htm |
| Images and data: |
http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/acro.htm |
| Images and data: |
http://museum.utep.edu/chih/gardens/plants/acacroe.htm |
| Image |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=&seq_num=143413&one=T |
| Images |
http://pick4.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Acacia+roemeriana&guide=Trees |
| Distribution map |
http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atlas/little/acacroem.pdf |
| Note: |
High pollinator |
