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Fabaceae

Texas paloverde

Parkinsonia texana (A.Gray) S.Watson

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Parkinsonia

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Texas paloverde: Parkinsonia texana var. macra
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Texas paloverde

Synonyms

  • Cercidium texanum A.Gray

Characteristics

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

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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.