| Other Names | Horsebean, Paloverde | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Parkinsonia aculeata | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Bean ( Fabaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
Spiny shrub to small tree up to 30 ft. high. Long graceful, drooping branches with long delicate leaves and sprays of yellow flowers. Flower: Five yellow petals to 2/3 in. long. Petals almost equal, but one has a honey gland at it's base and soon becomes red. It remains on the stalk longer than the other petals. Frequently blossoms after rain. Leaves: The leaf stem produces two stalks, almost parallel and 15-18 in. long with 10-25 leaflets each. The leaflets fall off during summer and stems then carry function of leaves. Seedpod: 3-5 in. long, narrow and constreicted between seeds. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers p. 134 | |||||||||||||
April - May, sporadically until fall
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