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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Parkinsonia aculeata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Parkinsonia aculeata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Parkinsonia aculeata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Parkinsonia aculeata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Parkinsonia aculeata
COMMON NAME:
Jerusalem Thorn, Crown-of-Thorns, Horse-bean, Mexican Palo Verde
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_644
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_paac3_006_lvp
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service pnd_paac3_007_lvp
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_parkinsonia_aculeata3
April Pima County AZ
Leaves 2-4dm long w winged phyllodelike rachis; leaflets small; stems armed, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_parkinsonia_aculeata4
April Pima County AZ
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_parkinsoniaaculeata3b
April Pima County AZ
Flowers bright yellow, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Parkinsonia aculeata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Parkinsonia aculeata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Parkinsonia aculeata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Parkinsonia aculeata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Parkinsonia aculeata
2615
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly areas along washes, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native: Southwest US
Rare
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with nodal spines and thorns
LEAVES:
Deciduous
Compound
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Spring
Bright yellow
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Legume
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p78
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p226
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