Acacia greggii
Acacia bush · also Catclaw acacia, Catclaw mesquite, Gregg's catclaw
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Senegalia greggii, also known as catclaw acacia, is a shrub or small tree native to arid regions of North America. It features small, finely textured leaves and pale yellow to cream-colored spherical blossoms. This species is well-adapted to desert conditions, providing habitat and sustenance for birds and other desert wildlife.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 720.27%—7.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Mature height
- 15–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–25 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Dec
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 6.8 in, 90th percentile 12 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Baja California desert
Other Acacia in the catalogue
35 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
