| Paloverde (Mexican) | |
| Parkinsonia aculeata, Pea family (Leguminosae)
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| Flowers: | Each flower typically has 4 deep yellow petals and 1 orange to reddish-brown petal, to 1" wide, with brown-tipped stamens. |
| Leaves: | Leaves are bright green, made up of parallel rows of leaflets, to 20" long. Tree bark is yellow-green. |
| Height: | Tree grows to 40' high. |
| Photographed June
5, in Superstition Mountain area. Typically found in desert valleys. |
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