Fabaceae
Yellow paloverde
Parkinsonia microphylla
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Parkinsonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yellow paloverde
Synonyms
- Cercidiopsis microphylla (Torr.) Britton & Rose
- Cercidium microphyllum (Torr.) Rose & I.M.Johnst.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Prahlad balaji, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.