Taxon Details
Parkinsonia microphylla
little-leaved palo verde
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Taxon Summary:
Parkinsonia microphylla, commonly known as little-leaved palo verde, is a perennial deciduous shrub in the Fabaceae that is found in California and elsewhere. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub (gravelly, and rocky), growing at elevations from 45 to 1070 meters. Parkinsonia microphylla is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.|
Scientific Name: Parkinsonia microphylla Torr |
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Common Name: little-leaved palo verde |
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| Family: | Fabaceae | |
| Element Code: | PDFAB2Z030 | |
| USDA Plants Symbol: | PAMI5 | |
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| Name Status: |
JEF, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos |
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| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 4.3 |
| Fed List: | None |
| State List: | None |
| Global Rank: | G5 |
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State Rank: |
S3 |
| Other Status: | SB_USDA |
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| Add Date: | 2001-01-01 |
| Date Edited: | 2021-05-26 |
| Lifeform: perennial deciduous shrub | ||||||||||||||
Blooming Period: Apr-May
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Elevation:
45 - 1070 meters 150 - 3510 feet |
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Notes: Known in CA only from along the Colorado River. Threatened by development. Hybrids with C. floridum ssp. floridum reported. See Report of the Pacific Railroad Expedition 4:82 (1857) for original description, Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 70:66 (1924) for revised nomenclature, and Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences IV 40:24-27 (1974) for taxonomic treatment. |
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| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
| Total EOs | % of EOs | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | 0 | 0 % |
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| Total Occurrences: | 0 | ||||
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Historical >20 Years | 0 | ||||
| Recent <=20 Years | 0 | ||||
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| Presumed Extant | 0 | ||||
| Possibly Extirpated | 0 | ||||
| Presumed Extirpated | 0 | ||||
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States: Name (Code) Arizona (AZ), Baja California (BA), California (CA), Sonora, Mexico (SO) |
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California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD) |
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Quads: Name (Quad Code) Castle Rock (3411454), Chemehuevi Peak (3411455), Cross Roads (3411422), Gene Wash (3411432), Hayfield Spring (3311565), Hemet (3311668), Lake Havasu City South (3411443), Parker (3411423), Topock (3411464), Whipple Wash (3411433) |
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Notes:
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Presumed Extant
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