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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Parkinsonia aculeata   FAMILY Fabaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem Thorn, Crown-of-Thorns, Horse-bean, Mexican Palo Verde

Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905)    mtna_i_644

        

image of Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem Thorn, Crown-of-Thorns, Horse-bean, Mexican Palo Verde

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service    pnd_paac3_006_lvp

        

image of Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem Thorn, Crown-of-Thorns, Horse-bean, Mexican Palo Verde

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / US Forest Service    pnd_paac3_007_lvp

        

image of Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem Thorn, Crown-of-Thorns, Horse-bean, Mexican Palo Verde

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).

image of Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem Thorn, Crown-of-Thorns, Horse-bean, Mexican Palo Verde

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_parkinsonia_aculeata4

April    Pima County    AZ

image of Parkinsonia aculeata, Jerusalem Thorn, Crown-of-Thorns, Horse-bean, Mexican Palo Verde

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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

 

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