Pedaliaceae

Devil's-claw

Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. ex Meisn.

Family: Pedaliaceae
Genus: Harpagophytum

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Devil's-claw: Teufelskralle — Photo: Furukama, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (18)

Arabic: مخلب الشيطان
Catalan: Harpagòfit, Urpa del dimoni
Chinese: 爪钩草
Czech: Harpagofyt ležatý
Dutch: Harpagòfit
eml: Grinfa dal diàvul
English: Devil's-claw, Devil's claw
Esperanto: Harpagofito, Diablokrifo
French: Harpagophyton
German: Afrikanische Teufelskralle, Trampelklette
Hungarian: Ördögcsáklya
Italian: Arpagofito, Artiglio del diavolo
Japanese: ライオンゴロシ
Latvian: Velna nags
Macedonian: Ѓаволски канџи
Persian: پنجه شیطان, پنجهٔ شیطان
Spanish: Harpagofito, Harpagófito
Swedish: Djävulsklo

Synonyms

Uncaria procumbens Burch.

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.