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Mexican palo verde

Parkinsonia aculeata

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist. — (c) gracebicknell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.

Texas	11,754
United States	10,750
Mexico	2,532
Arizona	1,670
California	1,320
Argentina	737
New Mexico	514
Nuevo Leon	510
Ecuador	497
Galápagos	489

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

Traits

Group and habits

Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Fuel useListed as being used for fuel by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Crop wild relativeListed as a crop wild relative or crop gene source by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

Kingdom	Plants · Plantae
Phylum	Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Class	Dicots · Magnoliopsida
Order	Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies · Fabales
Family	Legumes · Fabaceae
Genus	palo verde · Parkinsonia

Sources

Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
How much to rely on each source

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Practise Mexican palo verde with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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