Desert ironwood

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Olneya tesota is a perennial flowering tree of the family Fabaceae, legumes, which is commonly known as ironwood, desert ironwood, or palo fierro in Spanish. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Olneya. This tree is part of the western Sonoran Desert in Mexico and United States.

• It belongs to the Fabaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a tree with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 2 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Arizona. ^NatureServe
• In Arizona, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–May. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as purple. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as early spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 25 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 5,227 research-grade sightings of it in Arizona, ranking #16 among the 109 flowers on our Arizona list. ^iNaturalist