Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Fabaceae | Parkinsonia aculeata | Jerusalem Thorn, Retama, Horse-bean, Mexican Paloverde | Sandy or gravelly areas along washes, disturbed areas. | Native of s. Mexico and Central America, perhaps northwards to sc. and sw. North America, rarely established or spread from cultivation in the eastern portions of our area, though somewhat more commonly so in much of FL. | ![]() |
Fabaceae | Parkinsonia texana var. macra | Border Paloverde | Scrub. | S. TX south to ne. Mexico (NLE, TAM). | |
Fabaceae | Parkinsonia texana var. texana | Texas Paloverde | Thornscrub. | Rio Grande Plains (s. TX), south to COA, NLE, and TAM. |