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Littleleaf false tamarind

Lysiloma watsonii

Also called Baja Fairy Duster

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub, Fern
Native range
S. Arizona to N. Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Lysiloma watsonii is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae family, also known as littleleaf false tamarind, desert fern tree, feather tree or feather bush.

Where it grows

Lysiloma watsonii is native to and cultivated mostly in the southern United States near Arizona, as well as in northern Sonora Mexico.

Other Lysiloma plants

Palo blanco · Quebracho · False tamarind · Horseflesh mahogany · False tamarind

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lysiloma watsonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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