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Psorothamnus spinosus (smoketree; Smoke Tree)

Synonyms: Asagraea spinosa (homotypic); Dalea spinosa (homotypic); Parosela spinosa (homotypic); Psorodendron spinosum (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Psorothamnus spinosus, known as the smokethorn, smoketree, smoke tree, smokethorn dalea, and corona de Cristo, is a perennial legume tree of the deserts in North America.
View Wikipedia Record: Psorothamnus spinosus

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Low
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Death Valley National Park II 762125 California, Nevada, United States
El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve VI 1770619 Sonora, Mexico  
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  

Predators

Phenacoccus helianthi (sunflower mealybug)[3]

Range Map

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0