Lysiloma watsonii
Feather bush · also Fern-of-the-desert, Littleleaf false tamarind
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Lysiloma watsonii is an evergreen tree or large spreading shrub known for its graceful, feathery canopy. Native to desert and dry shrubland climates of Arizona and Mexico, it thrives in poor soils and attracts wildlife, though its fall seed pods can create litter.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2150.82%—8.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Mature height
- 12–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 12–15 ft
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.0 in, mean 8.5 in, 90th percentile 14 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Bajío dry forests
- Balsas dry forests
- Chiapas Depression dry forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Arizona Mountains forests
Other Lysiloma in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
