Catclaw acacia honey
Senegalia greggii (syn. Acacia greggii)
A spring desert honey from the thorny catclaw acacia, which bears creamy flower spikes in April and May. It is very pale to almost white, thick, and crystallises quickly.
- Origin
- Arizona (Sonoran Desert), south-western USA
- Colour
- 13 mm · extra white
- Taste
- intensely sweet
- Crystallization
- fast
- Plant
- Senegalia greggii (syn. Acacia greggii) · Senegalia →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The shrub takes its name from its hooked thorns, shaped like a cat's claw, which snag on passers-by.
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