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Parkinsonia florida (Blue Palo Verde; syn. Cercidium floridum) is a species of palo verde
Parkinsonia

Parkinsonia is a genus of about 12 species of in the family Fabaceae, native to semi-desert regions of Africa and the Americas.They are large shrubs or small trees growing to 5-12 m tall, dry season deciduous, with sparse, open, thorny crowns and green bark....
 native to the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States

The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit, such as the 37th parallel north, 38th parallel north, 39th parallel north, or 40th parallel north line....
 (southeastern California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, southern Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
) and northwestern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 (Sinaloa
Sinaloa

Sinaloa is one of the 31 mexican state of Mexico....
, Sonora
Sonora

Sonora is one of the 31 States of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country....
, Baja California
Baja California

Baja California is the northernmost States of Mexico of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California....
). Its name means "green stick" in Spanish, referring to the green trunk in which the tree does photosynthesis.

It appears somewhat more drooping than the related Parkinsonia microphylla
Parkinsonia microphylla

Parkinsonia microphylla is a species of Parkinsonia native to the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico .It is a bristling, upright-branching tree, mostly found on slopes, and is one of the most common trees of the Sonoran Desert....
 (Foothill Palo Verde). It is found primarily in desert washes as opposed to the foothills, a result of its greater need for water, although a few can be found in the hills.






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Parkinsonia florida (Blue Palo Verde; syn. Cercidium floridum) is a species of palo verde
Parkinsonia

Parkinsonia is a genus of about 12 species of in the family Fabaceae, native to semi-desert regions of Africa and the Americas.They are large shrubs or small trees growing to 5-12 m tall, dry season deciduous, with sparse, open, thorny crowns and green bark....
 native to the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States

The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit, such as the 37th parallel north, 38th parallel north, 39th parallel north, or 40th parallel north line....
 (southeastern California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, southern Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
) and northwestern Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 (Sinaloa
Sinaloa

Sinaloa is one of the 31 mexican state of Mexico....
, Sonora
Sonora

Sonora is one of the 31 States of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country....
, Baja California
Baja California

Baja California is the northernmost States of Mexico of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California....
). Its name means "green stick" in Spanish, referring to the green trunk in which the tree does photosynthesis.

It appears somewhat more drooping than the related Parkinsonia microphylla
Parkinsonia microphylla

Parkinsonia microphylla is a species of Parkinsonia native to the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico .It is a bristling, upright-branching tree, mostly found on slopes, and is one of the most common trees of the Sonoran Desert....
 (Foothill Palo Verde). It is found primarily in desert washes as opposed to the foothills, a result of its greater need for water, although a few can be found in the hills. It is a quick growing tree
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, maturing much faster than Foothill Palo Verde and it rarely reaches ages of 100 years. It is also much taller, growing to heights of 10-12 m. Its leaves are a bluish green (hence its common name) and it also has the ability to shed them in periods of low rainfall.

The flowers of Blue Palo Verde are bright yellow, pea like blossoms which cover the tree in late spring. They are accompanied by seed pods which are slightly larger and flatter and have harder shells than Foothill Palo Verde.

The Irish botanist Thomas Coulter
Thomas Coulter

Thomas Coulter of Dundalk was an Irish people physician, botanist, and Exploration. He was a member of the Royal Irish Academy, and a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, where he founded the college's herbarium....
 was the first to categorize the plant. He obtained specimens near Hermosillo, Sonora in 1830.

The Blue Palo Verde is the state tree
List of U.S. state trees

This List of U.S. state trees includes official trees of the following U.S. state and U.S. possessions:...
 of Arizona
Arizona

The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
.