Cat's claw

Cat's claw or cat's claws (also uña de gato or unha de gato in Spanish or Portuguese) is a common name for several plants:

  • Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
  • Acacia plumosa, a plant species native to Brazil
  • Carpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the family Aizoaceae
  • Dolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the family Bignoniaceae
  • Grevillea alpina, a shrub species native to Australia
  • Martynia annua, a plant species endemic to Brazil
  • Mimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United States
  • Uncaria guianensis, a plant species found in Guyana and used in traditional medicine
  • Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
  • Uncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central America and used in traditional medicine
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