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 / Modified oct 28, 2022 10:32 a.m.

Desert Plants: Ironwood

The tree known in the U.S./Mexico borderlands as desert ironwood or palo fierro is one of many woody legumes found in washes and hillside drainages in the Sonoran Desert.
by Tony Paniagua

As part of the recurring series about recommended plants for our region, we hear about the desert ironwood, Olneya tesota, which is a tough and essential tree in the Sonoran Desert. Among other attributes, the ironwood trees provide shade, habitat, and nutrition to plant and animal species in our region.

Producer: Tony Paniagua
Videographer: Gage Judd, Jandro Dávalos
Editor: Jandro Dávalos

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