Picramniaceae

Mexican alvaradoa

Alvaradoa amorphoides Liebm.

Family: Picramniaceae
Genus: Alvaradoa

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Mexican alvaradoa: Alvaradoa amorphoides — Photo: Tyrrhium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Mexican alvaradoa
Spanish: Ardillo tamarindillo, Palo bermejo, Palo de hormiga, Picramnia filipetala

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Tyrrhium, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Formina Lara, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.