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The Desert Museum Palo Verde is a tree that generates bright yellow flowers, smooth green bark and rapid growth. Through its combination of three palo verde…

Acacia exists as tropical and subtropical legume family shrubs together with trees that belong to the same family. This plant shows small flowers that tend to…

Ironwood (Olneya tesota) is a native species of desert tree in the Sonoran Desert. It grows at a minimal rate before reaching its projected lifespan of…

The Palo Verde tree grows as a desert-drought-tolerant species developing in the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. The tree belongs to the Parkinsonia genus…

Cascalote (Caesalpinia cacalaco) is a native Mexican tree with small yellow flowers that grows on thorny branches. This plant chooses to grow best in dry desert…

Desert native Velvet Mesquite (Prosopis velutina) spreads its feathery leaves and survives easily on little water while adjusting well to dry habitats. This tree has delicate…

The scientific name of Little Leaf Cordia is Cordia parvifolia but people also refer to it as Cordia parvifolia. Little Leaf Cordia develops a natural round…

Arizona Rosewood (Vauquelinia californica) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to Arizona and northern Mexico. The plant features thick dark green foliage that resembles…

Desert Lavender, also known as Hyptis emoryi, is a fragrant evergreen shrub found in the arid regions of the lower southwest and northern Mexico. The plant…