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Desert Kidneywood

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 13, February 12, March 16, April 21, May 22, June 12, July 15, August 23, September 24, October 10, November 10, December 12.
United States172
Arizona162
Mexico21
Sonora16
New Mexico10
Sinaloa3
Chihuahua1
Mexico1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Tree growth formListed by a harvested source as having a tree growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Nitrogen fixingDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with nitrogen-fixing symbioses.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderLegumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
FamilyLegumes · Fabaceae
GenusKidneywoods · Eysenhardtia

Sources

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