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Catclaw
Cat's claw or cat's claws (also ''uña de gato'' or ''unha de gato'' in Spanish or Portuguese) is a common name for several plants: * ''Acacia greggii'', a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico * '' Acacia plumosa'', a plant species native to Brazil * ''Carpobrotus edulis'', or ''uña de gato'' (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the family Aizoaceae * ''Dolichandra unguis-cati'', or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the family Bignoniaceae * '' Grevillea alpina'', a shrub species native to Australia * '' Martynia annua'', a plant species endemic to Brazil * '' Mimosa nuttallii'' (formerly ''Schrankia nuttalli''), a plant native to the Midwestern United States * ''Uncaria guianensis'', a plant species found in Guyana and used in traditional medicine * ''Uncaria rhynchophylla'', a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine * ''Uncaria tomentosa ''Uncaria tomentosa'' is a woody vine found in the tropical jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia Greggii
''Senegalia greggii'', formerly known as ''Acacia greggii'', is a species of tree in the genus ''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. The population in Utah at 37°10' N is the northernmost naturally occurring ''Senegalia'' species anywhere in the world. Common names include acacia bush, catclaw acacia, catclaw mesquite, Gregg's catclaw, paradise flower, wait-a-minute bush, and wait-a-bit tree; these names mostly come from the fact that the tree has numerous hooked prickles with the shape and size of a cat's claw which tend to hook onto passers-by; the hooked person must stop ("wait a minute") to remove the prickles carefully to avoid injury or shredded clothing. (The common name "cat's claw" is also used to refer to several other plant species, including ''Uncaria to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |