Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Pithecellobium unguis-cati

cat's-claw, catclaw blackbead
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

cat's-claw, catclaw blackbead

Sinónimo(s):

Pithecellobium guadalupense

Especie del género:

Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Familia:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

10-15 (25) ft tall by 10-15 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

red, black

Fenología:

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Thorns

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen shrub.  Thorniness makes it a good property edge hedge.

Consideraciones:

Spiny

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Calcareous

Apto para cultivo en:

10A,10B,11

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Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Caterpillars, Birds

Larval host  for cassius blue ( Leptotes cassius theonus ), large orange sulphur ( Phoebis agarithe ), and Miami blue ( Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri ) butterflies. 





Nectar plant for cassius blue, Florida duskywing ( Ephyriades brunneus ), Florida white ( Appias drusilla ), giant swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ), great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), hammock skipper ( Polygonus leo ), large orange sulphur, mangrove skipper ( Phocides pigmalion ), Miami blue, Palatka skipper ( Euphyes pilatka ), southern broken-dash ( Wallengrenia otho ), three-spotted skipper ( Cymaenes tripunctus ), twin-spot skipper ( Oligorio maculata ) and other butterflies. 

Birds eat the fruits (and the red&black arils).

Hábitats nativos:

Dry coastal hammocks and shell mounds.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Pithkeye ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell. (1999). Native Florida Plants. Gulf Publishing Company. Houston, TX.


Minno, M., J. Butler, and D. Hall. (2005). Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and Their Host Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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