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.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–20 ft
- Spacing
- 12–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- TX