Fabaceae (Leguminosae) – Bean, Pea or Legume Family

Acacia angustissima.  WHITE BALL ACACIA.  PRAIRIE ACACIA.  Shrub.  Reported from eastern Yavapai County, 3000-6500 feet [McD].  Acacia constricta.  MESCAT ACACIA.  WHITE THORN.  WHITETHORN ACACIA.  Shrub or small tree.  Yavapai County, 2000-5000 feet [McD]. Acacia greggii.  CATCLAW.  CATCLAW ACACIA.  Large shrub or small tree.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 4500 feet or lower [McD]. Continue Reading

Fagaceae – Beech or Oak Family

Quercus arizonica.  ARIZONA WHITE OAK.  Large shrub or tree.  Yavapai, southern Coconino, and extreme southern Apache counties, up to about 7500 feet [McD]. Quercus chrysolepis.  CANYON LIVE OAK.  Tree.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, up to about 7500 feet [McD]. Quercus dunnii.  PALMER OAK.  Shrub or tree.  Mohave, Yavapai, and Coconino counties, 3500-6000 Continue Reading