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Leucaena involucrata

Leucaena involucrata is a small tree from the dry shrublands of Sonora, Mexico, in the pea family. It is a drought-tolerant native that needs full sun and very well-drained soil.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out fully between waterings.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, very well-drained soil
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Sonora)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Leucaena involucrata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Sonora state in northwestern Mexico.

Other Leucaena plants

Leucaena cuspidata · Red Leucaena · Leucaena greggii · Leucaena lempirana · White leadtree · Leucaena magnifica · Leucaena matudae · Leucaena pueblana · Littleleaf leadtree · Leucaena salvadorensis · Leadtree

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucaena involucrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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