Common Name	Desert Ironwood
Latin Name	Olneya tesota
Native Habitat	Sandy washes 0 to 2,000 feet in lower Mojave and Sonoran Deserts
Soil	Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic content, well drained
Water	Once or twice per month
Height X Width	25 feet X 25 feet
Protective Mechanism	Thorns
Leaves	Green, evergreen but will drop some leaves during dry seasons
Garden Suitability	Ethnobotanical
Ornamental Value	White to pink pea like flowers May to June
Nature Value	Birds eat seeds
Native American Uses	Seeds (peanuty taste) and pods ground into flour, extremely hard wood used for digging sticks, extremely hard wood used for making clubs and throwing sticks for weaponry
Links
Images and data	http://www.delange.org/IronwoodTree/IronwoodTree.htm
Images and data	http://www.winrock.org/fnrm/factnet/factpub/FACTSH/O_tesota.html
Images and data	http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=OLTE
Images and data	http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Olneya_tesota.html
Distribution	http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OLTE
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