| Common Name |
Foothills Palo Verde |
| Latin Name |
Cercidium microphyllum |
| Native Habitat |
Washes mostly below 4,000 feet in Mojave and Sonoran Deserts |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam, low
organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month during dry seasons |
| Height X Width |
15 feet X 15 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Drought and cold deciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird |
| Ornamental Value |
Green branches, yellow flowers two weeks in spring, seed
pod matures on late summer |
| Nature Value |
Prevents erosion, flowers attract bees and butterflies,
seeds eaten by birds and other wildlife |
| Native American Uses |
Beans ground into pinole and eaten raw |
| Links |
|
| Article |
|
| Images and data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Cercidium_microphyllum.html |
| Images and data |
http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/plants/trees_fpv.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.aridzonetrees.com/AZT%20Interactive%20Buttons/Tree%20Index/Cut%20sheets/Cercidium/Cercidium%20microphyllum.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/PaloVerdeFoothills/PaloVerdeFoothills.htm |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Cercidium+microphyllum&title_tag=Cercidium+microphyllum |
| Images, nursery, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/190.htm |
| Distribution map |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1876 |
