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blue palo verde

Parkinsonia florida

The blue palo verde is a beautiful tree with bright green bark and yellow flowers. It grows in warm, sunny places and provides shade for animals and people alike.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The blue palo verde has distinctive smooth, blue-green bark that gives the tree its name. Its branches are often thorny and its leaves are small and scarce, especially during dry periods. In spring, it bursts into a brilliant display of bright yellow, pea-like flowers.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

It produces pods filled with seeds, which are a vital food source for many desert creatures!

Its name 'palo verde' means 'green stick' in Spanish, referring to its unique bark!

The blue palo verde's wood is very hard, historically used for tools and fuel by native peoples!

This amazing desert tree can live for over 100 years, standing strong through many summers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Bark Photosynthesis

Blue palo verde can photosynthesize through its green bark, allowing it to produce energy even when it sheds its tiny leaves to save water.

Fähigkeit

Drought Deciduous

Blue palo verde can shed its small leaves during extreme drought, which helps it conserve precious water in its arid desert home.

Fähigkeit

Thorny Protector

Blue palo verde has sharp thorns along its branches that help defend it from browsing animals seeking a meal.

Maße und Details

Höhe
500-1500 cm
Ausbreitung
500-1000 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Frühling
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

collects nectar and pollen

eats

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

eats the seeds from pods

eats

Coyote

Canis latrans

eats seed pods fallen on ground

eats

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

browses on leaves and twigs

shelters

Curved-bill Thrasher

Toxostoma curvirostre

uses branches for nesting

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Green palo verde

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Stay on paths when exploring around trees and be careful not to touch any sharp thorns.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von blue palo verde?

500-1500 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von blue palo verde?

500-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von blue palo verde?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von blue palo verde?

Frühling

Was ist der/die/das essbar von blue palo verde?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von blue palo verde?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von blue palo verde?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von blue palo verde?

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