Senegalia greggii (A. Gray) Britton & Rose GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Senegalia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Acacieae

Nomen number:

414832

Place of publication:

N. Amer. fl. 23:110. 1928

Verified:

05/11/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Acacia greggii A. Gray

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Acacia durandiana Buckley
Acacia greggii A. Gray var. arizonica Isely

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Reference(s)

Rico-Arce, Maria de Lourdes. 2007. A checklist and synopsis of American species of Acacia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) 96. Note: = Acacia greggii A. Gray
Seigler, D. S. et al. 2006. The genus Senegalia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 88:38-94.
Turner, B. L. 1959. The legumes of Texas. Note: = Acacia greggii A. Gray

Common names

English
catclaw acacia –
cat's-claw –
devil's-claw acacia –
Texas-mimosa –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico	s.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	s.w.
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States		s.w.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq

Native
Northern America

SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico (s.), Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California (s.), Nevada (s.), Utah (s.w.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja (n.), Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Sonora, Tamaulipas]

Cultivated
Northern America

Naturalized
Asia-Temperate

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Bee plants	honey production		Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Environmental	revegetator	for land reclamation	Gilbert, L. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Materials	gum/resin	similar to gum arabic used locally	Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.