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Senegalia greggii. It is a large shrub or small tree growing to 10–15 m (33–49 ft) tall with a trunk up to 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) diameter. The grey-green leaves are deciduous, and bipinnate, divided into 1-3 pairs of pinnae, each pinna 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) long with 10-18 leaflets that are 3–6 mm (0.12–0.24 in).
The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico. The western portion of the Mexico–United States border passes through the Sonoran ...
Mimosa aculeaticarpa - MHNT. Mimosa aculeaticarpa is a species of woody shrub in the family Fabaceae.It is commonly known as the catclaw mimosa or the wait-a-minute bush, and is endemic to upland regions of Mexico and the Southwestern United States, particularly Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
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
The ecotone between the hotter, drier Colorado Desert and that of the relatively cooler and wetter Arizona Upland occurs from Parker, Arizona southeast to near Phoenix, then south to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. [2]: 6 Density of vegetation gradually diminishes moving from the Arizona Upland into the Colorado Desert proper.
In phytogeography, concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species, floristic provinces are used. The Sierra Nevada are primarily within the California Floristic Province, with the Rocky Mountain Floristic Province to the north, the Great Basin Floristic Province to the east, and Sonoran Floristic Province to the south.
Flora of the Sonoran Deserts—of southwestern North America, in regions of southern Arizona, southeastern California, and northwestern Mexico. Including the Sonoran Desert and its subregions of the: Colorado Desert , Lechuguilla Desert , Gran Desierto de Altar , Tule Desert , Yuha Desert , and Yuma Desert .
It is known as cat's claw or uña de gato in Spanish because of its claw-shaped thorns. [1] [2] The plant root bark is used in herbalism for a variety of ailments, and is sold as a dietary supplement. [2] [3] [4] Evidence of anti-inflammatory action is limited to cell culture studies. [5] [6] and has not been demonstrated in randomized control ...