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Fabaceae FAMILY

Senegalia greggii

Senegalia greggii

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

Plant parts contain prunasin, a poisonous cyanogenic glycoside[ 1438 Title Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, Publication Author Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. Publisher Year 2014 ISBN Description A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics ]..

Botanical Description

Senegalia greggii is a heavily armed, deciduous shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 9 metres tall[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. In favoured sites the tree can reach 11 metres, with a trunk up to 30cm in diameter[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is used traditionally as a food, medicine and source of materials. It produces a good quality wood that is used for cabinet work, craft items etc. The plant is of high value in land restoration projects.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwestern N. America - California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, south to northern Mexico
HabitatDry gravelly mesas, canyons, arroyo banks, rocky hillsides, desert flats, washes, floodplains, and riparian areas[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ].