Cat Claw Tree Arizona

Pale yellow cream flowering season.

Cat claw tree arizona.

The flowers are densely clustered on. The names mostly originate from the tree s numerous hooked thorns that look like a cat s claw. Spring summer fall height. These odd names are all related to the many strong sharp thorns covering this plant.

Cat claw acacia acacia greggii is a small desert tree or large shrub that may grow to be 6 to 25 feet tall depending on water availability. Senegalia greggii formerly known as acacia greggii is a species of senegalia native to the southwestern united states and northern mexico from the extreme south of utah south through southern nevada southeast california arizona new mexico and western texas to baja california sinaloa and nuevo león in mexico. Perennial deciduous growth habit. In late spring the cat s claw produces highly fragrant yellow blooms on spikes.

During your first encounter with the flora of arizona this ubiquitous shrub will likely find you first the impossibly sharp hooked spines will tug at your clothing and surely scratch and tear any exposed skin. Cat s claw acacia greggii cat s claw is a small shrubby tree native to the southwestern us states. Later you will cuss a bit as you work to extract the broken off spine tips from. Mature acacia greggii pod observed along mesquite wash maricopa co arizona august 2009.

Catclaw acacia plant characteristics. Up to 23 feet 7 m tall but usually less description. The tree gains its common name. Native to the southwest cat s claw is an extremely fast growing vine that sticks to block or stucco walls.

The tree has many different names such as catclaw acacia catclaw mesquite gregg s catclaw devil s claw paradise flower wait a minute tree and wait a bit tree. Acacia greggii common name. Extremely durable and heat tolerant the cat s claw can be used as a screen barrier or desert accent. Tree shrub arizona native status.

The population in utah at 37 10 n is the northernmost naturally occurring. The tree is also referred to as catclaw mesquite tear blanket wait a minute tree and catclaw acacia.