Wright's Acacia
Senegalia wrightii
Wright's acacia (catclaw) is a thorny, fragrant legume tree of Texas and the Southwest whose cream flower spikes are a major bee plant, with seeds and cover for wildlife. Like other acacias, the pods and seeds have documented traditional food use.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 12–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, TX