Introductory
SPECIES: Acacia greggii | Catclaw Acacia 



ABBREVIATION : 
ACAGRE

SYNONYMS : 
   Senegalia greggii


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ACGR


COMMON NAMES : 
   catclaw acacia
   catclaw
   cat's claw acacia
   Gregg acacia
   Gregg catclaw
   devils-claw
   devils-claw acacia
   paradise flower
   long-flowered catclaw
   Texas mimosa
   una de gato (claw of cat)


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of catclaw acacia is Acacia
greggii Gray [10,27,29,62].  Recognized varieties include:

  var. greggii - glabrous leaflets - Texas

  var. arizonica - pubescent leaflets - sw New Mexico to California

Catclaw acacia hybridizes with guajillo (A. berlandieri) [34].  


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Ronald Uchytil/July 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1990. Acacia greggii. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Acacia greggii | Catclaw Acacia