Ungnadia speciosa
Mexican Buckeye
Sapindaceae
Deciduous, Shrubs, Trees
Useful small tree for desertareas. Native to western Texas,southern New Mexico, andnortheastern Mexico. Grows15–20 ft. tall and wide withlarge, dark green, divided leavesthat turn yellow in fall. Showy,rose-pink flowers on barebranches in spring attract butterflies;the blooms are followedby unusual, three-part seedpodscontaining three hard seeds.Pods hang on bare branches inwinter. Naturally multitrunkedbut can be trained to a singletrunk tree. Grows best in well-drained,alkaline soil.
Rhus microphylla
Native to southwesternU.S. and Mexico.Grows to 8 ft. (possibly 15 ft.)tall, 12 ft. wide. Leaves arediv...
Dalea greggii
Has mounding habit to 1 1/2 ft. high and 6 ft. wide. Pearl gray foliage and clusters of lavender to pu...
Vauquelinia
Rather open-growing plantsto 20 ft. tall, 15 ft. wide, withupright, sometimes twistedbranches. Somewha...
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