The Desert Ironwood Primer notes that the range of the ironwood, a hardy legume tree, “closely matches the boundaries of the Sonoran Desert, the only place in the world where it occurs.” ...

The third indigenous tree of the Sonoran Desert and the last to show its spectacular springtime bloom is the desert ironwood tree, Olneya tesota. The multi-hues of purple and lavender flowers make ...

Ironwood (Olneya tesota) is a beautiful leguminous tree native to the Sonoran desert. It produces a very dense wood, hence its name. Ironwoods are very well-adapted to our desert, ...

Containing one of the richest stands of ironwood trees in the Sonoran Desert, the monument supports at least 674 species including the desert tortoise and desert bighorn sheep. Endangered species such ...

To him, although the Sonoran classics of palo verde, ironwood and mesquite aren’t necessarily native, ... At Tree of Life, Evans has planted a desert fern (Lysiloma thornberi).

You can replicate meals made more than a thousand years ago from plants growing in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert. Close. KTAR.com. ... Though ironwood looks similar to the Mesquite tree, ironwood’s ...

Two Indigenous food educators showcased the abundance of the Sonoran Desert during a tour for the Society of Environmental Journalists’ annual conference on April 25.. Their wisdom, while better ...

The permanently protected swath of Sonoran Desert in north Scottsdale that has more than 220 miles of trails winding through more than 30,000 acres of terrain recently gained a new trailhead.