Olneya
| Olneya | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Robinieae |
| Genus: | Olneya A.Gray |
| Species: | O. tesota |
| Binomial name | |
| Olneya tesota A.Gray, 1854 | |
| Natural range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tesota Müll.Berol., W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 4: 479 (1857) | |
Olneya tesota is a perennial flowering tree of the family Fabaceae, legumes (peas, beans, etc.), which is commonly known as ironwood, desert ironwood, or palo fierro in Spanish. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Olneya. This tree is part of the western Sonoran Desert in Mexico and United States.