Family: Fabaceae

Genus: Cercidium

Species: floridum

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001169

Common name: Green pole or stick

English name: Blue palo verde

Native: SE. California to Arizona and N. Mexico

Country: Arizona California Mexico

Fast growing, deciduous tree to 6-10 m high Known for its striking blue-green branches leaves pinnately compound 25 cm long, leaflets 4-6 flowers pea-like pods  flat and not constricted between the seeds4-12 cm long, 1-15 cm wide

Remark: The tree is characterized by its leafless appearance for most of the year, with photosynthesis occurring in the bark, and its profuse, pea-like yellow flowers that appear in spring, attracting pollinators 

Flowers and pods edible and the beans can dried for cattle feed. food source for animal feed. Landscape. Ornamental. Shade and shelter for animals and serving  as a nectar source for pollination.  

Cercidium torreyanum (SWatson) Sarg-  

New Parkinsonia florida (Benth ex A Gray) SWatson

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Texture: Sandy

Fertility: Low

Drainage: Poorly drained

Topography: Desert

Salinity: Intermediated

Water Sources: Drought-tolerant plant

Climates: Arid

Lights: Light shade

Propagation: Seeds

Flowering time: Spring- summer

Zone: 8 : 11

pH range: 6.0-7.5

Status: Rare

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Deciduous (tree)

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Online

Plant Uses: Food Landscape Ornamental Shelter

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Desert and other sparsely vegetation areas

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral