Fabaceae
Littleleaf leadtree
Leucaena retusa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Leucaena
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Littleleaf leadtree
Synonyms
- Acacia sabeana Buckley
- Caudoleucaena retusa (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 172 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cheryl McCleary-Catalano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Susan Barnum, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Patti Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Patti Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Candace Eich, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.