Senegalia roemeriana

Overview

Senegalia roemeriana, known as Roemer's acacia or Texas catclaw, is a thorny shrub native to Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, growing in dry rocky h

Senegalia roemeriana, known as Roemer's acacia or Texas catclaw, is a thorny shrub native to Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, growing in dry rocky hillsides and canyon slopes of the Chihuahuan Desert region. It bears bipinnate leaves, pale yellow cylindrical flower spikes, and flat seed pods, with recurved catclaw-like spines along its stems that can snag clothing and skin. The plant provides important food and shelter for wildlife in desert ecosystems.