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Fabaceae

Roundflower catclaw

Senegalia roemeriana (Scheele) Britton & Rose

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senegalia

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Roundflower catclaw: Flowers (and leaves) of Acacia roemeriana , Catclaw Acacia. Slaughter Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico.
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Roundflower catclaw

Synonyms

  • Acacia lozanoi (Britton & Rose) L.Rico
  • Acacia malacophylla Benth.
  • Acacia palmeri S.Watson
  • Acacia roemeriana Scheele
  • Acacia saltilloensis (Britton & Rose) L.Rico
  • Senegalia lozanoi Britton & Rose
  • Senegalia malacophylla (Benth.) Britton & Rose
  • Senegalia palmeri (S.Watson) Britton & Rose
  • Senegalia saltilloensis Britton & Rose

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.