38 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



Acacia emoryana Benth. 



Senegalia emoryana (Benth.) Britt. and Rose. 

 Range: 17. 



Site: Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Legume, available in July. 



A large shrub to small or large tree, unarmed, or with few prickles ; flowers 

 in March. 



Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. Huisache. 



Mimosa farnesiana L., Vachellia farnesiana (L.). Wight and Arnott. 

 Range : 5, 10, 11, 17, 20, 29, 30. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Legume, available July-August. 



A small shrub to large tree, depending on the degree of moisture ; spiny ; 

 flowers February-March ; will withstand several degrees of frost ; drought and 

 heat-resistant ; wood very durable, used commercially ; very common and orna- 

 mental in cultivation ; naturalized from the Gulf coast region to southern Cali- 

 fornia ; seed germination about 30 percent. 



Considered a valuable stock forage, especially in winter ; said to impart a 

 bad flavor to cattle flesh. An important honey plant. 



Acacia filicina, see Acacia angustissima. 

 Acacia filiculoides, see Acacia angustissima. 

 Acacia flexicaulis, sec Pithecolobium flacicaule. 



Acacia greggii Gray. Long-flowered catclaw. 



Senegalia greggii (Gray) Britt. and Rose. 

 Range: 5, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Legume, available July-spring. 



A small to large shrub or small tree, short-spined, straggling, and thicket 

 forming; flowers April-October; very drought resistant; wood very durable, 

 used locally ; furnishes a gum similar to gum arabic ; seed germination about 

 60 percent ; about 200 usable plants per pound of seed. 



Stomach records : Gambel quail. Observations : Sometimes used as roosts by 

 Gambel quail and a favorite hiding place for jack rabbits and other animals ; 

 eaten by jack rabbits especially in drier seasons. A useful bee plant ; furnishes 

 much browse to livestock on depleted range; less used on range covered with 

 good stand of grass ; pods of low palatability to livestock ; when of tree habit 

 much value for shade ; withstands heavy grazing. 



Acacia hirta, see Acacia angustisssima. 



Acacia lemmonii Rose. Lemmon acacia. 



Acaciella lemmonii (Rose) Britt. and Rose. 

 Range: 10, 11. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Legume, ripe in September. 

 A small shrub, browsed to some extent ; pods relished by cattle and horses. 



Aeacia millefolia Wats. 

 Range: 10. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Legume. 

 A large, short-spined shrub. 



Acacia pulverulenta, see Leucaena pulverulenta. 



Acacia reticulata Willd. Netvein acacia. 



Range: 11. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Legume. 

 A small shrub, considered good browse for cattle. 



Acacia roemeriana Scheele. Round-flowered catclaw, 



Senegalia roemeriana (Scheele) Britt. and Rose. 

 Range : 11, 16, 17, 20. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Legume. 



