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Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) | Pancake Prickly-pear (Opuntia chlorotica) | California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) | Fish-hook Cactus (Mammilliaria dioica) | Silver Cholla (Cylindropuntia echinocarpa) | Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus englemannii) | Teddy-bear Cactus (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) | Snake Cholla (Cylindropuntia californica) | Gander Cholla (Cylindropuntia ganderi) | Wolf Cholla (Cylindropuntia wolfii) | Desert Agave (Agave deserti) | Creosote Bush (Larrea tridentata) | Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) | California Juniper ( Juniperus californica ) | Desert Lavender (Hyptis emoryi) | Goatnut or Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) | Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) | Ocotillo (fouquieria splendens) | Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum) | Smoke Tree (Psorothamnus spinosus) | Mohave Yucca (Yucca schidigera) | Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata) | Chuparosa (Justicia californica) | Desert Apricot (Prunus fremontii) | California Buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum polifolium) | Tamarisk or Salt Cedar | Bladderpod (Isomeris arborea) | Burro-bush (Ambrosia dumosa) | Cheese Bush (Hymenoclea salsola) | Indigo Bush (Psorothamnus spinousus) | Cat Claw Acacia (Acacia greggii) | Crucifixion Thorn (Castela emoryi) | Fairyduster (Callandra erlophylla) | Vinorama ( Acacia brandegeana ) | Mesquite Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) | Pencil Cholla (Cylindropuntia ramosissima) | Rush Milkweed (Asclepias eriocarpa) | Turpentine Broom (Thamnosma montana) | Elephant Tree (Bursera microphylla) | Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) | Gander Cholla (Cylindropuntia ganderi) | California Trixis (Trixis californica) | Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis arcuata) | Crucifixtion Thorn (Chaparro Amargosa) | Desert Thorn (Lycium andersonii)

Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)

The palo verde (meaning "green stick") is a small tree which is common along washes. Its green bark can photosynthesize when the tree is leafless during the dry season. Bright yellow flowers are produced in the spring. Bipinnate leaves and elongate seed pods are also characteristic of this member of the bean family.

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Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum
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Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum
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Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum
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Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)
Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum)