Parkinsonia microphylla
Little leaf palo verde · also Yellow paloverde, Foothill paloverde, Little-leaved palo verde
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Parkinsonia microphylla is a dominant component of the dry, rocky foothills of the Sonoran Desert. This long-lived large shrub to small tree has yellowish-green foliage and smooth, light yellow photosynthetic bark, an adaptation for leaf drop during extreme heat and drought. It provides food and habitat for desert pollinators, birds, and small mammals.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,8777.1%—7.0 in
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Mature height
- 20–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 8.0 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.
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Baja California desert
- Sonoran desert
Other Parkinsonia in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
