| Common Name |
Mescal Bean, Texas Mountain Laurel |
| Latin Name |
Sophora
secundiflora |
| Native Habitat |
Mountains of southwest Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico |
| Soil |
Dry decomposed granite, sand, clay loam, limestone, low
to some organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per month |
| Height X Width |
20 feet X 15 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Bright red seeds are poisonous |
| Leaves |
Green, glossy, evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrance, Thornless, Butterfly |
| Ornamental Value |
Distinctive, showy; pendulous raceme of purple flowers
late winter to early spring, fragrant, cold marginal |
| Nature Value |
Attracts butterflies |
| Native American Uses |
Medicinal, necklaces made from beans |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Sophora_secundiflora.html |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/sopsec/all.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55062/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SOSE3 |
| Images and data |
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/fab/sophora_secundiflora.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Fabaceae/Sophora_secundiflora.html |
| Nursery, images and
data |
http://www.alchemy-works.com/sophora_secundiflora.html |
| Nursery, images, and
data |
http://mostlytexasnatives.com/ |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SOSE3 |
