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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., Vachellid 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. 
Aeacia filicina, see Acacia angustissima. 
Acacia filiculoides, see Acacia angustissima. 
Acacia flexicaiilis, see Pithecolodium flexicaiile. 
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 arable ; seed germination about 
60 percent ; about 200 uspible 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. 
Aeacia lemmonii Rose. Lemmon acacia. 
AcacieUa 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 Leiicaena pulverulenta. 
Acacia reticulata Willd. Ketvein acacia. 
Range: 11. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
A small shrub, considered good browse for cattle. 
Acaeia roemeriana Scheele. Round-flowered catclaw, 
Senegalia roenwiana (Scheele) Britt. and Rose. 
Range : 11, 16, 17, 20. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Legume. 
