Parkinsonia aculeata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Parkinsonia aculeata L.

Jerusalem thorn, Mexican palo verde

2021 Ron Vanderhoff

2022 Ron Vanderhoff

2020 Ron Vanderhoff

2021 James Bailey

Parkinsonia aculeata is a tree that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Parkinsonia
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Parkinsonia aculeata from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PAAC3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2023).