Olneya tesota is a perennial flowering tree of the Fabaceae family, legumes (peas, beans, etc), which is commonly known as Ironwood or Desert Ironwood. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Olneya. This tree is part of the western Sonoran Desert complex in the Southwestern United States, which includes flora such as palo verde, saguaro, ocotillo, brittlebush, creosote bush, and mesquite. The Desert Ironwood grows as a bush or tree and reaches heights of about 10 meters (33 feet), and average trunk diameters of about 60 centimeter (24 inches); in exceptional sites in larger protected washes, greater height and more massive.
Olneya tesota
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