: a yellow-flowered spiny acacia (Acacia greggi) of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico
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When done investigating the corral, backtrack to the road junction and follow the steep, rutted path up a catclaw-riddled ridge.
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
On either side, what used to be cotton fields and cattle feedlots, and before that catclaw bushes and cactus scrub, has turned into suburban sprawl.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2012
The mountainous desert region is one highlighted by cactus flowers like the Strawberry Pitaya, the spiny ocotillo shrub, catclaw, desert marigolds, and the area’s namesake bluebonnets.
—J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022
Dodging catclaw, cactus and a jump over a drainage outlet, the short walk around the tank’s perimeter unpacks rustlings of life, scat, feathers and impressions of a robust community that thrives in a who-knew refuge curiously close to road ruckus.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2021
The rocky but usually dry crossings are fringed with scrappy stands of scrub oak, willows and catclaw.
—Mare Czinar, azcentral, 12 Mar. 2020
That especially applies to the vegetation as anyone who has tangled with catclaw, backed into a tasajillo or hopped on one leg when a mesquite thorn poked all the way through a boot sole and punctured a foot will attest.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2018
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Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2021
On either side, what used to be cotton fields and cattle feedlots, and before that catclaw bushes and cactus scrub, has turned into suburban sprawl.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2012
The mountainous desert region is one highlighted by cactus flowers like the Strawberry Pitaya, the spiny ocotillo shrub, catclaw, desert marigolds, and the area’s namesake bluebonnets.
—J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 26 Apr. 2022
Dodging catclaw, cactus and a jump over a drainage outlet, the short walk around the tank’s perimeter unpacks rustlings of life, scat, feathers and impressions of a robust community that thrives in a who-knew refuge curiously close to road ruckus.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2021
The rocky but usually dry crossings are fringed with scrappy stands of scrub oak, willows and catclaw.
—Mare Czinar, azcentral, 12 Mar. 2020
That especially applies to the vegetation as anyone who has tangled with catclaw, backed into a tasajillo or hopped on one leg when a mesquite thorn poked all the way through a boot sole and punctured a foot will attest.
—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2018
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“Catclaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catclaw. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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