''Leucaena retusa'' is a species of flowering plant in the
legume family known by the common names littleleaf leadtree, goldenball leadtree, wahoo tree, and lemonball.
[''Leucaena retusa''.]
USDA NRCS Plant Guide. It is native to
Chihuahua Chihuahua may refer to:
Places
*Chihuahua (state), a Mexican state
**Chihuahua (dog), a breed of dog named after the state
**Chihuahua cheese, a type of cheese originating in the state
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and
Coahuila
Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...
in Mexico and
Texas
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in the United States.
It also occurs in
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
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, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...
.
[''Leucaena retusa''.]
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This plant is a small tree that can reach in height. The leaves are bright green to blue-green[''Leucaena retusa''.]
USDA FS Fact Sheet. in color and each is divided into several leaflets.[ The spherical flowers are yellow to white in color.][ The trees flower in April through October and they tend to flower profusely after rain. The fruit is a ]legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
pod up to in length. The wood is weak and breaks easily.[
This tree grows in dry habitat and it is ]drought
A drought is defined as drier than normal conditions.Douville, H., K. Raghavan, J. Renwick, R.P. Allan, P.A. Arias, M. Barlow, R. Cerezo-Mota, A. Cherchi, T.Y. Gan, J. Gergis, D. Jiang, A. Khan, W. Pokam Mba, D. Rosenfeld, J. Tierney, an ...
-tolerant.[ It is adapted to alkaline soils and full sunlight.][ It is often cultivated as an ]ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...
for its attractive appearance. It is easily grown from seed and it will reseed itself.[ It can even become weedy.][ It is not considered useful as a honey plant or for its wood.][
Animals such as livestock and ]white-tailed deer
The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...
find the herbage palatable. The seeds are also high in protein.[
]
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile
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retusa
''Retusa'' is a genus of very small head-shield sea snails or barrel-bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Retusidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2013). ''Retusa'' T. Brown, 1827. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
Flora of Chihuahua (state)
Flora of Coahuila
Flora of Texas