yellow paloverde Fabaceae Parkinsonia microphylla Torr.   symbol: PAMI5
	Leaf: Alternate, bipinnately compound, with only 2 major leaflets making it appear as a pair of pinnately compound leaves, each about 1/2 inch long, green and short lived. Flower: Loose clusters of bright yellow flowers with 5 lobes, entire flower 1/2 inch across, appearing in spring and early summer. Fruit: Two to 4 inch cylindrical legume swollen at seeds, sharply pointed at ends, light brown, matures in the summer, persist on the tree. Twig: Slender to moderately stout, yellow-green, smooth, each short twig ending in a sharp point. Bark: Initially smooth and yellow-green, later turning light brown and a bit scaly. Form: Large shrub or small tree (up to 25 feet tall) with a crooked trunk and a wide spreading crown with many fine branches, leafless for much of the year.
	USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Parkinsonia microphylla is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting yellow paloverde (opens a new window).