Olneya tesota A.Gray, 1855 37% complete

Desert ironwood

Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 5: 328 (1855)


Data sources

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Sourced6 Differs from sources2 Source not recorded15 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author A.Gray No source recorded
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Bibliography Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 5: 328 (1855) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1855 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Desert ironwood No source recorded
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Observations Arizona to NW. Mexico No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 960 cm Differs from sources
Flower color purple Sourced
Flower conspicuous true No source recorded
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Foliage color grey Differs from sources
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit color brown Sourced
Fruit conspicuous true No source recorded
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Growth form Multiple Stem No source recorded
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Growth habit Tree, Shrub No source recorded
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Growth rate Slow Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation High Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8.6 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 6.8 No source recorded
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • fuelwood, lumber, nursery_stock · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
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Not on the record
Salt tolerance — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record