Stats

Lifespan: 30-100 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Desert
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Uncommon

About

Blue Palo Verde, also known as the green pole or stick, is a plant species native to the Sonoran Deserts in the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. Its trunk and branches, which perform photosynthesis, are green, but they are covered in blue-green spines.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Parkinsonia
Species: Parkinsonia florida