Devil's Claw, Proboscidea parviflora ssp. parviflora
(Martynia parviflora)
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| Devil's Claw, Proboscidea parviflora ssp. parviflora (Martynia parviflora) Photo Taken September 30, 2006 Date Creek Arizona. |
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| Devil's Horn | Doubleclaw |
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| Devils Horn | Unicorn Plant |
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| Devils Horn | Unicorn Plant |
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| Devils Horn | Unicorn Plant |
Devil's Claw Doubleclaw is a summer annual to 2 feet tall and 2 to 3 times as wide with large, sticky foliage. The flowers have 5 petal lobes and are 1 1/5 inches long and 3/4 inch wide. They are tubular, pinkish to purple with a striped, yellow throat. They are hard to see beneath the foliage. The fruit is very distinctive growing to about 12 inches long with two long, curved prongs, giving it the name devil's claw. The leaves are simple, smooth to slightly lobed, spade like in shape hairy and sticky up to 7 inches long. The flowers bloom from April to Mid - October. The prongs on the fruit easilly grab passing animals as a way of seed dispersal. The dried pods were used in basket-making by native americans. Devil's claws are considered one of the most interesting and unusual plants of North America. Although they are relatively little-known to most gardeners, they have been very important in the culture of many Indian tribes.
Height: Height to about 2 feet.
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