genus

False Tamarinds

Lysiloma

Field notes

Lysiloma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae.

The genus is native to the Americas, and species range from Arizona and New Mexico through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, and in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native false tamarinds All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.