Yellow Wildflower
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Name: Acacia
greggii Common Name: Catclaw Acacia Flower Color: Very pale yellow to cream Plant Type: Tree, Shrub, Perennial, Deciduous Height: Up to 23 feet (7 m) tall, but usually less Date Observed: August 21, 2002 Notes: The sweetly fragrant flowers are densely clustered on cylindrical spikes and attract numerous insects. They are followed by up to 6 inch (15.2 cm) long, flat, curled, brown seedpods.The leaves are alternate and bipinnately compound. The branches have sharp, curved thorns shaped like cat claws. |
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