species 10,690 observations
Little-leaved Palo Verde
Parkinsonia microphylla
Field notes
Parkinsonia microphylla, the yellow paloverde, foothill paloverde or little-leaved palo verde; syn. Cercidium microphyllum), is a species of palo verde.
It is native to the Southwestern United States in southeastern California and southern Arizona; and to northwest Mexico in the states of Sinaloa, Sonora, and Baja California. The plant is mostly found on slopes, and is one of the most common trees of the Sonoran Desert.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Hubbard's Silk Moth, Heiligbrodt's Mesquite Moth, Tricolor Buck Moth, Juno Buckmoth
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Pallid Habropoda, Perdita punctosignata
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Agrilus felix
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Gambel's Quail, Philya ferruginosa
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Centris pallida, Monarch, American Lady, Queen
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.