Scientific Name: Parkinsonia microphylla
?Perennial deciduous tree native to the Sonoran Desert.
?Pollinated by a wide variety of solitary bees.
?Provides nesting sites and insect prey for many birds including verdins and cactus wrens.
?When seeds fall they are eaten quickly  by a variety of rodents and seed eaters.
?Seed dispersal is done by antelope ground squirrels and pocket deer mice who bury them.
?Humans also use the seeds as a source of food.
?This multi-trunked tree can grow 15-30 ft tall.

Photo: Taken at Brown's Ranch on October 26, 2007. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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