Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Parkinsonia aculeata
Parkinsonia aculeata L.
Retama, Paloverde, Mexican Paloverde, Jerusalem Thorn, Horsebean, Lluvia De Oro
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: PAAC3USDA Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (I)
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Specimen & Label Data
Parkinsonia aculeata
Retama, Jerusalem-Thorn, Paloverde
Fabaceae
Location: 13851 Hunters Hawk, Warwick Farms Development.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Soil sand based, raised bed, with compost and alkaline soil. Adventitious.
Description: Tree; light green bark, rough. Leaves compound, very small (3-6 mm) on rachis approximately 45-60 long. Stems with thorns to 6 mm long. Flowers yellow, small (12 mm dia). Petals-5; anthers-8; sepals-4. Petals distinct; sepals connate. Approximately 100 leaflets/rachi. Leaves alternate.
County: Bexar
Collector: Cecil Mayo
Collection Date: May 26, 1993
Specimen number: 003
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0434
Accession Date: Jul 14, 1993
Accession Number: 34
Annotations: SCXXB